Dewas (Madhya Pradesh): A police official drowned in Jamner river in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday while he was trying to fish out the body of a boy, an official said.
The deceased official, identified as Rajaram Vaskale, was in-charge of Nemawar police station, he said.
"Vaskale went to Jamner river this afternoon after being alerted that the body of a boy was floating in the water," Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Suryakant Sharma said.
The police official entered the river to fish out the body, but was caught in a strong water current and started drowning, he said.
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The divers took him out and he was rushed to Nemawar Hospital, from where he was referred to Harda, where he was declared dead, Sharma said.
