Security Force jawan today drowned while taking bath in a river in Odisha's Keonjhar district, police said.
The incident took place when Y Naresh (22) was taking bath with his nephew in river Karo near Balani, they said.
Naresh hailed from Podavalipolen village in Prakasham district of Andhra Pradesh and was posted in SAIL's raw material division at Balani.
The body was later fished out by fire brigade personnel at Joda, they said.