Assam: 48-year-old man drowns in Brahmaputra in Dibrugarh.

Brahmaputra in Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh: A 48-year-old man drowned in the Brahmaputra river while taking a bath in the Ganges on the occasion of Karthik Purnima in Dibrugarh, Upper Assam on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Mithu Basfor, a resident of New Market Harijan Colony in Dibrugarh, a police official said.

Another Mantu Basfor was rescued by locals and rushed to the Assam Medical College Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh for treatment.
The incident took place on the river bank near the SP office in Dibrugarh.

“The body of Mithu Basfor has been recovered from the Brahmaputra river by the SDRF team.

He drowned in the river while taking a dip in the Ganga this morning,” said ASDMA’s Dibrugarh District Project Officer Deepjyoti Hatika Koti said.