Journalist Arindam’s Body Reaches DOTCOM

Adarsh Rout, Bhubaneswar: Dead body of journalist Arindam Das reaches “DOTCOM”. DOTCOM is the palce where journalist from both electronics & print media comes to discuss about news. Journalists from all across capital city paid tribute to Arindam.

Arindam Das, Chief Reporter of Odisha Television Limited (OTV) died by drowning in the line of duty at Mundali barrage in Cuttack today. He was covering news on operation launched to rescue an elephant stuck in the Mahanadi river at Mundali barrage in Cuttack. He boarded a boat along with an ODRAF team accompanied by cameraman Prabhat Sinha. The boat got twisted dangerously by the strong river current and capsized. Following the mishap, he  was swept away by the strong current. A tusker got stranded near the barrage while trying to cross Mahanadi. The wild animal was unable to move due to the strong current in the river. The ODRAF team then launched an operation with its team to save the elephant.