Man in Madhya Pradesh dies trying to save cow

A man died in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh while trying to save a cow from being swept away in a fast-flowing river in spate, police said on Monday.

Some people were trying to save a cow on Sunday from being swept away in a river in Bamhori village in Raisen district, T.S. Thakur, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Silwani, told IANS.

That is when Raju Jogi, 35, dived into the rapid flowing stream to save the cow, he said.

"While the cow was eventually saved, Jogi was washed away. His body was later found one and a half kilometres from the village," Thakur said.

--IANS

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