Boy drowns, another goes missing in a river

A boy drowned and another went missing in a river in Bihar's Banka district on Monday, an officer said.

A 15 year-old boy Kundan Bhagat alias Chhotu drowned, while his friend Shivam Bhagat alias Brajesh (14) went missing after they accidentally slipped in deep water while taking bath in Chanan river at Amarpur area, the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Shiv Kumar Pandit said.

The divers rescued the third boy from drowning in the same incident, he said.