22-year-old Ajay Sharma, a resident of Bela-4, drowned to death while bathing in Rapti River of Chapaghat, Bela-5, Deukhuri, said District Police Office, Dang.

Meanwhile, Sharma’s wife Anjali Sharma and a relative Saurav Thakuri,16, who also drowned in the same incident, have been rescued and have been receiving treatment at Lamahi Primary Health Center.