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News Desk, Amar Ujala, Moradabad

Published by: Vikas Kumar

Updated Sun, 03 May 2026 04:11 PM IST

The marriage of Jyoti, daughter of Sukhveer Singh, resident of village Kuchheja of Bulandshahr Dehat Kotwali area, was completed with much pomp and show on April 29. After the wedding rituals and farewell, there was an atmosphere of happiness in the family on Sunday. Meanwhile, five family members Ravi (25), Lalit, Dinesh, Surendra and Somveer had reached Mandu Ganga Ghat in Narsena area expressing their desire to take a bath in the Ganga.


Five people drowned in Ganga in Bulandshahr while bathing after funeral

Five people drowned in Ganga
– Photo: Amar Ujala



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A young man, who had come to take a bath in the Ganga with his family after the completion of his niece’s marriage on Sunday, started drowning in deep water at Mandu Ganga Ghat located in Narsena police station area of ​​Bulandshahr, UP. Seeing the younger brother drowning, the elder brother tried to save him, but he himself started drowning. Other people present at the spot took the elder brother out safely, but the younger brother drowned in the strong current of Ganga. The police and divers team reached the spot and remained engaged in the rescue operation till late evening, but no trace of the youth could be found.