Odisha: Chhattisgarh Woman with Ankles Tied Rescued by Fishermen From Swollen Mahanadi River 30 km Downstream in Jharsuguda (Watch Video)

Bhubaneswar, August 1: A 33-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh with her ankles tied with a shackle was rescued from the swollen Mahanadi on Thursday in Odisha's Jharsuguda district, police said. The woman, identified as Sarojini Chouhan, hails from Purath -- a village along Mahanadi in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. She was rescued at Palsada village in Lakhanpur police station area in Jharsuguda, which is around 30 km downstream, they said. Wayanad Landslide Tragedy: Death Toll Reaches 264, Rescue Teams Search for 200 Missing Persons.

Fishermen spotted her after hearing her screams, locals said. "When our friends were catching fish in Mahanadi, they heard someone shouting for help. They immediately rescued the woman, offered her food and later handed her to the police," said a fisherman. Sarojini's brother, who came to take her back, claimed she was living with his family after getting separated from her husband. 28 Rescued from Floods by Eastern Naval Command in Andhra Pradesh.

Chhattisgarh Woman with Ankles Tied Rescued in Odisha

"As she was mentally unstable, we tied her ankles with the shackle. She somehow fell into the river and was swept away," he claimed. Jharsuguda's Superintendent of Police Parmar Smit Parshottamdas told PTI that the woman underwent a health check-up at the community health centre after the rescue and was doing fine. Her family took her back, he said.

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)