Gorakhpur: Two youths drown in Rapti

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Two friends drowned in river Rapti while taking a bath in Uttar Pradesh, India on Sunday evening..

Despite all efforts made by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and divers on Monday, the bodies of two friends who drowned in river Rapti on Sunday evening could not be found..

Three friends, residents of village Tikariya under Sahjanwa police station of the district had gone to take bath in the river on Sunday evening..

The police station in charge of Sahjanwa Mahendra Mishra confirmed that Sunny, the third friend rang the alarm to save his two friends..

Officials said Abhishek Gupta (21) and Rama Shankar Gupta (22) decided to take a bath in the river on Sunday evening and invited Sunny..

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