# Two drown, six missing during idol immersion in Agra 2026-08-06T18:12:41+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Two people drowned and six remain missing after nine devotees slipped into deep water during an idol immersion in the Utangan river in Agra district on October 2, officials said. Locals rescued one person, while the bodies of Gagan, 26, and Ompal, 32, were recovered later. The incident took place in the Khairagarh area. District Magistrate Arvind Mallappa Bangari said divers, police personnel and the State Disaster Response Force were searching for the missing people. He said the administration had designated an immersion site, but the group went to another spot. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief and offered condolences to the families, according to an official statement. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Agra, drowning, idol immersion, Utangan river, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/two-drown-six-missing-during-idol-immersion-in-agra/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/two-drown-six-missing-during-idol-immersion-in-agra/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.