Korba news. A Baiga who had come to perform exorcism in the district died of tantric death by drowning in a pond while bathing. The rescue team of Nagar Sena has taken out the body trapped in water hyacinth after hours of hard work. The incident took place in Charpara Kohadia of CSEB outpost area.
According to the information, Itwar Singh Markam (47), a resident of Lemru, had come to the house of Janak Ram Yadav of Kohadia a few days ago for exorcism. Before performing the puja, he went to the pond with two people to take a bath. After jumping, the Baiga did not come out again. The people who went with him informed the villagers about this. On receiving the information, the CSEB Outpost Police also reached the spot. The rescue team of Nagar Sena searched a lot, but he could not be traced. The body was found trapped there after searching in the water hyacinth with a bamboo stick. The Baiga died due to getting trapped in the water hyacinth inside the pond.
