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GAURISAGAR: A 20-year-old girl drowned in the Dikhow River near Bhatiapar on the outskirts of Gaurisagar under Joysagar Police Station in Sivasagar district on Monday. She was identified as Rekha Baruah, daughter of Raju Baruah and Rina Baruah of Barichuk village in Bhatiapar.
According to reports, the victim Rekha Baruah, along with her sister, 6-year-old niece, and her friend, had gone to take baths in the Dikhow River in front of their house. All of a sudden, Rekha Baruah along with her niece slipped into the water while bathing. As soon as the victim’s sister and friend shouted for help, locals rushed to the scene and a youth working on the river embankment near the scene rescued the girl from the river.
Geo bags were installed two years ago by Sivasagar Water Resource Department at the place, and it is doubted that she suddenly slipped from there. She was immediately shifted to Sivasagar Civil Hospital but doctors declared her dead. Her body was brought home from the hospital yesterday evening and cremated in a gloomy atmosphere.
The sudden demise of the girl has cast a pall of gloom in the Bhatiapar Gaurisagar area. She is survived by her parents, a brother, and a married elder sister.
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