Parlakhemundi: Posing for a selfie cost a 25-year-old software engineer his life as he fell into a river and drowned in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said.
The deceased, identified as Mr R Pattanaik of Kamakhya Nagar area in Parlakhemundi, was taking a selfie by climbing on boulders and trees along Mahendratanaya river when he slipped and fell into the water, inspector in-charge (IIC) of Parlakhemundi police station, Mr Babuli Nayak said.
The fire brigade personnel carried out a search operation soon after the incident that took place near B N Palace to trace Mr Pattanaik, who worked at an IT company in Bengaluru, the IIC said.
The deceased, identified as Mr R Pattanaik of Kamakhya Nagar area in Parlakhemundi, was taking a selfie by climbing on boulders and trees along Mahendratanaya river when he slipped and fell into the water, inspector in-charge (IIC) of Parlakhemundi police station, Mr Babuli Nayak said.
The fire brigade personnel carried out a search operation soon after the incident that took place near B N Palace to trace Mr Pattanaik, who worked at an IT company in Bengaluru, the IIC said.
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