Ramgarh (Jharkhand), Jun 28 (PTI) A Patna-based teenager was swept away in Bhairvi river while taking a bath near Rajrappa temple in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Saturday, police said.

Rajrappa police station officer-in-charge Krishna Kumar said the incident took place when 17-year-old Shashi Prakash slipped and was swept away by the strong currents while bathing near the confluence of the Bhairvi and Damodar rivers, close to Chhinnamastika temple.

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Deepak Minz, circle officer of Chitarpur block in Ramgarh district, said police and administration officials with the help of temple management committee members, local vendors and divers launched a search operation, but the victim remained traceless so far.

"We have sought help from NDRF, Ranchi, to launch a search operation to trace Shashi," the official said.

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