A 16-year-old youth drowned at Khatlapura when he had gone to take a bath on Wednesday. The youth had gone along with three friends. The two went inside water in which one died after he slipped. Jehangirbad police have started investigation.
The deceased, identified as Sonu Pandey aka Navraj of Jogipura, had gone to take a bath along with three other friends. Two entered in water while two opted to remain outside. Sonu slipped and drowned, the friends informed locals and police and later body was fished out.
The father of the deceased works at a shop in the same area while the deceased was a class 12 student and studying at Saraswati Vidya Mandir at Galla Mandi.
After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation
Meanwhile, a 16-year-old mentally unsound youth drowned at Lower Lake on Tuesday and his body was found near Kali Mandir under Talaiya police station area on Wednesday.
Police said that the deceased, identified as Gaurav alias Gullu Singh, came to the Kali Mandir along with friends and later went missing. His body was later found on Wednesday near Kali Mandir.
Locals informed police and on the receipt of the information, BMC divers and police reached the spot and started investigation.
The deceased was a resident of Ashoka Garden and was not mentally sound, said police. Then, the body was sent for the post-mortem. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC.