Cuttack: A man jumped into Sidua River along with his nine-month-old child over a suspected family feud in Cuttack Sadar on Sunday afternoon.
While the child was rescued by the locals, the man identified as Prakash Chandra Pradhan, a native of the Kandarpur area, went missing, sources said.
According to reports, Prakash had come for some work in Sainda area but jumped into the Sidua River along with his daughter. Some locals managed to rescue the child, but the man went missing in the strong currents.
On intimation, the fire personnel reached the spot and launched a search to trace the missing man.