A 35-year-old man, Akhilesh Yadav, drowned in the Jivachh River in Darbhanga after a cremation ceremony. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon near Kakarghati in the Sadar police station area. Akhilesh, son of Rajendra Yadav, slipped and fell into deep water while bathing after the last rites.

Following the incident, the village was plunged into distress. Relatives and villagers immediately began searching for Akhilesh. According to locals, an elderly person from the village had passed away on Friday, and on Saturday, everyone had gathered at the river ghat for the cremation. After the ceremony, Akhilesh went to bathe in the river and drowned in the deep waters.

Villagers and family members attempted to locate him using bamboo sticks, but their efforts were in vain. The Sadar Police Station was informed, and upon their arrival, locals demanded that an NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) team be called for the search operation.

More than four hours passed, but the NDRF team did not arrive, escalating the villagers' anger. Enraged residents blocked the Darbhanga-Sakri main road near Bijli Chowk, setting fires. This caused chaos on the four-lane highway for about two hours, leading to long queues of vehicles on both sides. The blockade was eventually lifted around 4 PM after police intervention. After the road was cleared, villagers and family members resumed their search for Akhilesh. His uncle, Krishna Kumar, stated that Akhilesh did not know how to swim. Sadar Station House Officer Manoj Kumar confirmed that the body had not been recovered by late evening.