Shimla, May 7 (PTI) A woman from Manipur and a man from Delhi were washed away in the Parvati river while taking selfie on its bank in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Saturday, a police officer said.

Kullu Superintendent of Police Gurdev Sharma said the duo worked at a private company in Gurugram.

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They were identified as Nainam Hangsing (25) and Sourav Chauhan (22).

They were washed away while taking selfie on the riverbank at Choj near Kasol, he added.

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Police and rescue teams were on the spot, he added.

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