In a tragic incident, four persons including three children drowned in the main stream of Ganga river near Shyampur village, about 10 km from the city on Sunday morning. Three bodies have been recovered by the divers of Haridwar police while one body is yet to be recovered, said the police
The deceased have been identified as Ajay Singh Chauhan, 10, his younger brother Vijay Singh Chauhan, 8 and Pramod,20. On the other hand body of Ajay Rawat, 13 is being searched.
All the victims are residents of Shaympur village under jurisdiction of Shyampur police station. The incident took place around 10 am in the morning when they went for swimming in Ganga.
The young mother of Ajay 28 years consumed poison after the incident and was referred to higher medical centre.
Speaking to The Pioneer, SHO Shyampur police station said, “We received the information from the villagers about the incident and acting instantly, a team of divers rushed to the spot and locates the three persons. They were sent to the district hospital where the doctor declared them dead. The body of Ajay could not be located so far for which the search is on.” All the victims belong to the lower middle class and children studied in the school, he added.
Meanwhile the other hand senior police officer also reached the spot and observed the rescue operation.