Cuttack, March 26 -- In a tragic incident, a Plus Two student drowned in pond in Salepur area of Odisha's Cuttack district today while he was taking bath after celebrating Holi.

The deceased was identified as 17-year-old Ashish Kumar Das (17) of Chhanipur village under Salepur police limits.

As per reports, the minor boy had gone to the water body for the purpose of bathing after playing Holi with his friends. Unfortunately, he slipped into deep waters and drowned.

Though his friends tried to save him, but in vain. He was declared dead at the Salepur Community Health Centre.

Police recovered the body for post-mortem and initiated an investigation into the matter.

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