A 19-year old youth drowned at a pond in Ramgarhi village under Bilkharia police station area on Thursday. The youth was not able to swim which proved fatal for him after he went deep inside the pond.
According to the police, three youths had gone for picnic in forests near Ramgarhi village on Thursday afternoon and after reaching there one of the youths went to take bath in a pond and drowned while taking bath.
The friends who accompanied him tried to rescue the victim but failed and later informed the locals and police.
Police sent the body for the post mortem after the divers fished it out.
During the investigation the deceased was identified as Vishal Kanojiya of Piplani who had gone for picnic along with his friends.