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JORHAT: Four persons, including a nine-year-old child and a woman of a picnic party, have drowned in the Brahmaputra at Baghmora, about 20 km from Jorhat town.
Though the incident happened on Tuesday, their bodies were fished out on Wednesday.
A joint team of NDRF and SDRF retieved the bodies and sent them to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) for autopsy. District magistrate Jorhat Roshni Aparanji Korati has ordered a magisterial probe into the incident.
“I have ordered an inquiry into the incident and entrusted circle officer of Jorhat West revenue circle to submit report within 15 days,” Korati said.