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Tourist found dead in Mayurbhanj

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Press Trust of India Baripada (Odisha)
A young Bengali tourist was found dead in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district today, police said.

The body of Rajiv Ghosh was fished out by fire brigade and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) personnel from a deep water body at Deokund on the foothills of Similipal forests, inspector-in-charge, Udala, Nalita Mudi said.

Ghosh had reached the tourist spot in a car along with his friends on August 14 and went missing after he got into the deep water body, Mudi said.

After three days search by personnel of fire brigade and ODRAF, the body of Rajiv, who belonged to Jabrai area, was found today, Mudi said.
 

Rajiv, an employee of a software company, and his friends had earlier visited Chandipur-on-sea and Panchalingaswar in adjoining Balasore district en route to Deokund where he met the watery grave.

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First Published: Aug 18 2014 | 2:25 PM IST

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