The lifeless body of one Village Defence Force (VDF) identified as one Henjakai ,21, s/o (L) Otzathang Haokip of Songpi Vilage at present residing in S Molcham has been found today at about 12:30 pm from the Khuga Multipurpose Dam in Manipur south district Churachandpur. The VDF personnel had drowned yesterday at about 3:30 pm while bathing and playing with six of his friends.
Yesterday they were playing by competing to climb at the retaining wall of the dam on the eastern side and those who could climb to the top will rest and those who failed had to dive again into the water.
In doing so, the VDF man dived into the water and seconds later they heard him shouting but he was never to be seen again. The VDF man was not a good swimmer, according to his friends.
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