Patna: Two young men feared drowned after being swept away by the strong current of the Ganga while bathing at Nayagaon Ganga Ghat in Begusarai district on Friday. The incident occurred in the Nayagaon police station area while the group was filming a video on a cellphone.The victims were identified as Kundan Kumar (21) and Sunny Kumar (22), both residents of Mahmadpur Gautam village.Nayagaon SHO Jitendra Kumar said, “The four youths were working as construction workers and went to the Ganga to bathe after their work was suspended due to rain. While Kundan and Sunny were bathing in the river, Rupesh was shooting a video of them on his cellphone. In an attempt to make a reel, Kundan and Sunny started jumping and playing in the deep water, which led to them drowning.”Patna: Two young men feared drowned after being swept away by the strong current of the Ganga while bathing at Nayagaon Ganga Ghat in Begusarai district on Friday. The incident occurred in the Nayagaon police station area while the group was filming a video on a cellphone.The victims were identified as Kundan Kumar (21) and Sunny Kumar (22), both residents of Mahmadpur Gautam village.Nayagaon SHO Jitendra Kumar said, “The four youths were working as construction workers and went to the Ganga to bathe after their work was suspended due to rain. While Kundan and Sunny were bathing in the river, Rupesh was shooting a video of them on his cellphone. In an attempt to make a reel, Kundan and Sunny started jumping and playing in the deep water, which led to them drowning.”
