Mystery shrouds the death of four youths in Fatehgarh after their bodies were fished out from Ganga river by divers on Tuesday evening.
After sending the bodies for autopsy, the local police said that youths were drowned and their family members had earlier reported about their disappearance.
As per reports, Arjun (18) of Nagla Ramkishan locality of Mohamedabad in Fatehgarh went to take a dip at Panchal Ghat on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra on Tuesday evening. While bathing, he reportedly slipped into the river and drowned.
Seeing him drowning, village pradhan Jameel Ahmed called local villagers for help and five divers jumped into the water to rescue the victim.
The villagers who gathered around te ghats were shocked to see the divers fishing out four more bodies before finally locating the body of Arjun.
Of the remaining four, three were identified as Saurabh (18), Hariom aka Rishabh (20) and Vishal (19) - all residents of Baijnath Street of Kotwali area of Fatehgarh.
The police claimed that initial probe showed that the three victims were missing from their houses and seemed to have drowned which was not in the knowledge of their family members.
Further investigations are on in the matter.
Meanwhile in Chandauli, three youths drowned inGanga river in Mawaikala village after they slipped into deep waters while bathing on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra Mela on Tuesday.
Five youths, including two brothers, went to teh river for a dip. The brothers identified as Shubham and Suraj along with Govind (all aged 16) slipped into deep waters and drowned. Their bodies were later fished out and later sent for autopsy.