Director General of Mines (Safety) drowns in Andaman

Port Blair, Oct 27 (UNI) Director General of Mines (Safety) Bhaskar Bhattacharya and his son drowned in the Bay of Bengal in Andaman today.

DIG, Andaman, Sandip Goel here said Mr Bhattacharya along with his son Siddharth and wife went to the famous Radhanagar sea beach in Havlock island for taking a bath when the deceased fell down after being hit by a strong wave, sustaining severe injuries.

They were rushed to hospital, where they were declared brought dead.

Details are awaited.

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