Youth drowns in Bhadbhada

An 18-year-old youth drowned at Bhadbhada under Sukhi Sewania police station area on Monday; youth had gone for picnic along with four friends and drowned while taking bath.According to the police a youth drowned at Bhadbhada when he had gone to take bath. The deceased was fished out and later identified as Aakash Raikwar.

Deceased was a class XII student of a private school. After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem and a case under section 174 of the CrPC was registered by the police.Police said that the incident took place on Monday afternoon when Aakash while returning to house from school spotted few boys taking bath in water-logged ditch at Bhadbhada area. later he along with four other friends went to take bath and returned to the same place again and went inside the water and drowned.

The other friends who accompanied the deceased tried to rescue him but failed and informed the police and locals. On the receipt of the information police team rushed to the spot and started the search operation and later the body of the deceased was fished out.Deceased was not able to swim properly which proved fatal for him. He slipped and went deep inside the water and later died.

Other friends who were taking bath escaped as they were not inside the deep water. Family members of the deceased claimed that they were not aware about the deceased's leaving home to take bath at Bhadbhada.