Two men travelling on a motorcycle were swept away while trying to cross a flooded culvert across the Champa river in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.
The bodies of the biker and the pillion rider, identified as Rajesh Bihare (42) and Daddu Dhurve (40), were found stranded in bushes about a kilometre from the spot in the morning.
Chicholi police station in-charge Hariom Patel said the incident occurred on Monday evening in Devpur-Kotmi village.
Patel said villagers present at the spot had advised the two men to wait until the water level receded, but they attempted to cross the submerged culvert on a bike and were swept away by the strong current.
He said police and locals launched a search operation on Monday night. Police have registered a case and begun investigating the matter.
