Lamtaput Koraput District: The body of minor Shiva Handhal has been recovered 84 hours after the boat capsizing incident in the Jalaput Reservoir. A joint operation by the Koraput ODRAF and Fire Brigade led to the recovery of another minor, Amit Handhal’s body, 70 hours after the incident on Tuesday.
On Saturday evening, three minors from Jalaput village took a country boat into the middle of the reservoir to record a reel on their mobile phones. For some reason, the boat capsized. One of the minors managed to swim to safety, but the other two went missing.
For four days, villagers of Jalaput and the victims’ families anxiously waited on the reservoir’s shore. After the recovery of both bodies, an atmosphere of grief has engulfed the area. The entire village is filled with wails and mourning.