Two students of Arsh Gurukul, Noida, reportedly drowned in the Ganga on Thursday afternoon. Rescue operation has been started to trace them by the police. The bodies, however, remained untraced till the time the report was filed. Speaking to The Pioneer, sub-inspector of Kankhal police Bhagat Dass said, "Two students who had come from Arsh Gurukul Noida drowned in Ganga at Singh Dwar. We are trying to trace them with the help of divers.”
A group of 25 students from Arsh Gurukul Noida had come to Gurukul Kangri University on May 4 to take part in annual examination. To beat the heat, both the boys decided to have a dip in Ganga canal. They reached at Singh Dwar bank of Upper Ganga canal on Thursday afternoon.
As Class IX student Harish Pawar, 15, was drowning another student of class X Dheeraj tried to save him. But both were swept away. Group leader called police who started rescue operation.