Nagpur, Oct 13 (PTI) A 32-year-old factory worker drowned in a river on the ouskirts of Nagpur city in Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.

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The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon when Mohd Naim Subrati Ansari went to Kolar river for fishing following a power outage in the factory where he worked, they said.

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"He had gone to the river along with some of his colleagues. After fishing, the victim entered the river to take bath, however, drowned in the process," a police official said.

A case of accidental death was registered by Khaparkheda police in this connection.

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