A bathing ritual turned tragic on Wednesday evening near Telmuchho Ghat in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, as one youth drowned and four others went missing in the Damodar River, police reported.

Lalit Ranjan Bhagat, Officer-in-Charge of Mahuda Police Station, stated that the youths were participating in a holy bath on Kartik Purnima. Unfortunately, five youths went missing in the waters.

Local divers recovered one body, halting further search operations due to darkness. The district administration has engaged the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to continue efforts. Remarkably, three other youths were rescued by local divers from Munidih as they faced potential drowning.

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