Bhubaneswar, Aug. 28 -- A youth went missing after allegedly jumping into Devi River from Shikharghat bridge under Nuagaon police station limits in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha on Friday.

The missing youth has been identified as Shailesh Padhi, a resident of Tihuda village in the area.

According to reports, Shailesh left his scooter on the Shikharghat Bridge before jumping into the river.

Soon after the incident was reported, Naugaon police and fire services personnel reached the spot and started a search operation in the river. The rescue team has been looking for the missing youth; but his whereabouts were not known at the time of reporting.

According to his family members, Shailesh had left home in the morning saying that he wa...