A 19-year-old youth drowned at Ghoda Pachhad dam under Bilkharia police station area on Sunday. Incident occurred when the youth went for taking bath at the dam along with his five friends. According to the police, a youth drowned at Ghoda Pachhad dam while taking bath in the water body. Others, who accompanied the deceased informed, the locals and police, but before the help could reach for the rescue the deceased was drowned.
City Superintendent of Police Shiv Dayal said that deceased along with his five friends had gone for picnic near Ghoda Pachhad dam and around 3 pm, they decided to take bath and while taking bath the deceased slipped and started drowning, his friends tried to rescue him, but failed due to deep water at the spot where the deceased drowned.
After the rescue team reached, it took around one-and-a-half hour to find the deceased and fish out his body. The deceased was identified as Raja alias Kshitij Kushwaha of Subhash Nagar area and cleared class XII last year and was pursuing some course from a private college, he added. After the preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
Police said that the statements of the friends would be recorded which could help in the investigation. During the investigation, it was found that the deceased went to play cricket in Gandhi Nagar area and later, decided to visit Ghoda Pachhad dam in the afternoon.