# Two drown, six missing in Agra idol immersion, CM Yogi grieves 2026-08-16T11:21:46+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Two persons drowned and six others went missing during an idol immersion in the Utangan river in Agra district on Thursday (October 2). The incident occurred in Khairagarh area when nine people slipped into deep water while immersing idols of Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival. Locals rescued one person, but the bodies of Gagan (26) and Ompal (32) were later recovered. District Magistrate Arvind Mallappa Bangari said the administration had designated a specific site for the immersion, but the group chose another spot. Teams of local divers, police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed for search operations. Six people remain missing. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives. He conveyed condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for strength to bear the loss, according to an official statement from Lucknow. The search continues. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Agra, Durga Puja, SDRF, Utangan river, Yogi Adityanath Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/two-drown-six-missing-in-agra-idol-immersion-cm-yogi-grieves/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/two-drown-six-missing-in-agra-idol-immersion-cm-yogi-grieves/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/