Cuttack, Aug 21: A youth lost his life after accidentally falling into an open drain at Goods Shed Road near New Malgodam area in the silver city Cuttack late last night.
The identity of the deceased person is yet to be ascertained.
On getting the information, Chauliaganj police arrived at the spot and seized the body. Later, it was sent for post-mortem.
Earlier on July 19, one Narasingha Rao (30) died after he fell into an open drain at Jhola Sahi area in the city. He was reportedly working as a sanitation worker and fell into the open drain while carrying out sanitation work in the locality.
A similar incident was also reported from Jhola Sahi area on July 16 when a 22-year-old youth from Rajasthan also lost his life after accidentally falling into an open drain.