Two youths goes missing on Jhanja hills in Padmapur

Padmapur: Two youths have gone missing in the Jhanja hills of the Barihapali panchayat near the outskirts of Padmapur in Bargarh district of Odisha.

According to sources, the missing youths have been identified as Raj Malik and Ganesh Duduka.

According to information, nine youths from Kansingha village went to Kuthikhol located at the foot of Jhanj hills in Barihapali panchayat on Tuesday. Later, they climbed the hill. While climbing the hills, two members of the group got separated from the others and got missing.

The search intensified after the locals informed the forest department. Efforts are on to find the missing youths with the help of forest department staff, locals and other supporters. The family members have appealed to the administration and the forest department to trace the missing youths at the earliest.