Four Kanwariyas feared drowned in Ganga at UP’s Farrukhabad

Four Kanwariyas from Shahjahanpur are feared drowned after they entered the Ganga at Panchal Ghat in Farrukhabad on Monday. The group was bathing in the river around 10 am when they ventured into deep water and were swept away by a strong current.

The missing youths have been identified as Kamal Saxena, Yogesh Saxena, Vikas Saxena, and Arjun Kashyap. They had travelled by motorcycle to collect Ganga water as part of their Kanwar pilgrimage and were scheduled to proceed to Gola Gokarannath.

Bystanders tried to rescue them but could not. Police, local divers, a steamer, and a National Disaster Response Force team have been searching for hours. The operation continued into the evening with no trace of the four men.