Korba: A Baiga who had come to perform exorcism in the district died after drowning in a pond while taking a bath. The rescue team of the Nagar Sena took out the body trapped in the water hyacinth after hours of hard work. The incident took place in Charpara Kohadia of CSEB outpost area.
Chhattisgarh news 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 this information, CSEB Outpost Police also reached the spot. The rescue team of the Nagar Sena searched a lot, but could not find him. On searching in the water hyacinth with a bamboo pole, the body was found trapped there. Baiga died after getting trapped in water hyacinth inside the pond.
