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Agra, Uttar Pradesh: Twelve people, including several teenagers, are feared dead after drowning during the immersion of a Goddess Durga idol in Khairagarh, Agra, on Thursday.

According to the latest reports, one person was rescued alive, and five bodies have been recovered so far. Search efforts are underway to locate the remaining bodies.

Sources said that the victims fell into a pit in the Utangan River during the idol immersion and were swept away.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and other teams have been deployed for rescue operations.

Earlier in the day, Agra Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Atul Sharma confirmed the deaths of three individuals.

Speaking to ANI, he

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