India, July 7 -- A 42-year-old man drowned in the Yamuna after he was knocked into the river by stray cattle in Timarpur, north Delhi on Sunday morning, police said. The victim had gone to immerse puja items in the river and was squatting on the river bank when a bovine walked up to him from behind and knocked him into the river. Police have initiated inquest proceedings in the matter.

The victim was identified as Devi Charan, a resident of Gautampuri in Timarpur, who used to work at an apparel shop in Chandni Chowk. Police said that their control room received a call about the incident at 9.30am.

"We arrived on the scene and called divers. The man's body was recovered by 11am," said a police officer.

Charan's wife Poonam Devi, 35, sai...