Drowning Case / Trainee Home Guard Drowns In Pond At Jajpur Reserve Lines
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A newly recruited Home Guard trainee, Rakesh Kumar Jena, drowned in a pond on the premises of the Jajpur SP's office in Panikoili on Friday.
Jajpur Road, Sep 4: A newly recruited Home Guard trainee died after allegedly drowning in a pond on the premises of the Jajpur Superintendent of Police’s office at Panikoili on Friday, a source said.
The deceased was identified as Rakesh Kumar Jena, a resident of Ranagundi village under Kalinganagar police station limits in Jajpur's Danagadi block.
According to the source, Rakesh was staying at the Home Guard training camp and undergoing training. As Friday was reportedly a holiday (Janmashtami), he went to the pond within the Reserve Lines premises to wash himself.
Rakesh was accompanied by two to three fellow trainee Home Guards when the incident occurred. He allegedly slipped near the pond, lost his balance and fell into the deep water. His colleagues tried to rescue him but could not save him, the source added.
The deceased was identified as Rakesh Kumar Jena, a resident of Ranagundi village under Kalinganagar police station limits in Jajpur's Danagadi block.
According to the source, Rakesh was staying at the Home Guard training camp and undergoing training. As Friday was reportedly a holiday (Janmashtami), he went to the pond within the Reserve Lines premises to wash himself.
Rakesh was accompanied by two to three fellow trainee Home Guards when the incident occurred. He allegedly slipped near the pond, lost his balance and fell into the deep water. His colleagues tried to rescue him but could not save him, the source added.
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Jajpur Road Fire Station Officer Tapas Kumar Mantri said the fire service received information about the incident at around 11:30 am and immediately launched a rescue operation.
“We received information that a trainee Home Guard had drowned in the pond in the Reserve Lines. We rushed to the spot and launched the rescue operation. We found him and took him to the nearest hospital, where doctors declared him dead,” Mantri said.
Panikoili police station Inspector-in-Charge Purna Chandra Pattayat said two to three trainee Home Guards had gone near the pond to wash their hands and feet when Rakesh slipped and drowned.
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“There was no official training activity at the pond today. His colleagues tried to save Rakesh but failed. We were informed about the incident at around 11:30 am,” Pattayat said.
Fire Services personnel from Jajpur Road, Kuakhia, Panikoili and Rasulpur, along with Panikoili police, recovered the body and sent it to the Jajpur District Headquarters Hospital for post-mortem examination.
“We received information that a trainee Home Guard had drowned in the pond in the Reserve Lines. We rushed to the spot and launched the rescue operation. We found him and took him to the nearest hospital, where doctors declared him dead,” Mantri said.
Panikoili police station Inspector-in-Charge Purna Chandra Pattayat said two to three trainee Home Guards had gone near the pond to wash their hands and feet when Rakesh slipped and drowned.
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“There was no official training activity at the pond today. His colleagues tried to save Rakesh but failed. We were informed about the incident at around 11:30 am,” Pattayat said.
Fire Services personnel from Jajpur Road, Kuakhia, Panikoili and Rasulpur, along with Panikoili police, recovered the body and sent it to the Jajpur District Headquarters Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Police launched an investigation to ascertain the exact circumstances leading to the trainee Home Guard’s death.
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