Five people were feared drowned after they went for a swim in a river in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said.

The victims were part of a group of 12 people who arrived from neighbouring Yavatmal early in the morning, Nagpur (Rural) Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ola said. After visiting a dargah, five of the group members ventured into the Kanhan river situated nearby for a swim, he said.