Muzaffarnagar (UP), Mar 11 (PTI) A 36-year-old man drowned in Ganga river at Shukratal here after the funeral of his grandfather on Thursday, police said.

The deceased identified as Dharamvir was bathing in the river as part of rituals after the funeral. The victim's body has been recovered from the river.

He had come from Barla village under Chapar police station area in the district along with other family members to cremate his deceased grandfather.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)