Two students of the Delhi Technological University died after they accidentally fell into the Haiderpur canal on Thursday morning. Police said bodies of the two students have not been traced yet.
The incident took place when three students had gone to the banks of the canal and one of the students slipped. In a bid to save him the second student jumped but got carried away by the strong current of the water. The third student, on the other hand, raised an alarm after which a call was made to the Police Control Room (PCR). Teams of Delhi Disaster Management Authority, National Disaster Response Force and Delhi Police have been making efforts to rescue the two students
Police said that the PCR call was made at around 8am. “We received information regarding drowning of two boys in the Haiderpur Canal in Samaipur Badli area,” Gaurav Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rohini said,
The officer further said, “During enquiry, it was revealed that the boys were students of Delhi Technological University, Shahbad Daulatpur and were sitting on the bank of Munak canal. One of them slipped into the canal and the other boy jumped into the canal to save his friend. The third boy made hue and cry for help. Search of both the boys is being made through the fire brigade, Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and divers of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) but both the bodies are yet to be traced.”