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DIGHA: After six lives were lost within May 19 to June 20 in Digha, Digha police has become more vigilant from Thursday. He was found floating in old Digha’s ghat no.2 on Wednesday morning, 24 hours after he drowned while bathing with four others. Several cop teams, lead by a senior officer, have started patrolling the beach.The last victim was from Karaya. 2 is among the marked danger zones in Digha. Last week, a tourist from Kanchrapara was swept away by waves during high tide while taking a selfie.Bengal’s coastal areas like Digha, Mandarmoni and Tajpur beaches are easily accessible weekend getaways for Kolkatans and they keep witnessing a steady footfall across the year.Digha OC Basukinath Banerjee led a joint team from Digha and Digha Coastal police station that launched foot patrol along across old Digha right upto the Udaypur sea beach on the Odisha border..