Kota (Rajasthan) May 19 (PTI) Two people drowned in the Parvan river in a village in Rajasthan's Baran when they had gone to take a bath, police said on Sunday.

The police identified the victims as Vishal Meena (22) and Anil Ujjainiya (22), residents of Jaipur.

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Mukesh Meena, SHO at Atru police station said that Vishal and Ujjainiya had come to Aton village to attend a friend's wedding. Around 2.30 pm, they went to the Parvan River to bathe.

The victims went into the deep waters and drowned, the SHO said.

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Upon receiving information, the police reached the spot, recovered the victims and rushed them to a hospital where they were declared dead on arrival, he said.

A case was registered and the bodies were handed over to the family after post-mortem, he added.

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