Police said that the four boys had gone to take bath in the Yamuna river. (Representative)
New Delhi:
Three Class 10 students drowned in the Yamuna river near Burari area here on Tuesday, while one of their friends is missing, police said.
He told that the four boys, residents of Rampark, Loni in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, had gone to take a bath in the river.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) MK Meena said Burari police station received a PCR call informing that three people had drowned in the Yamuna.
The DCP said, “A police team immediately reached the Yamuna bank and then informed the Delhi Fire Service. After reaching the spot, police personnel were informed that four boys aged 15 to 17 years drowned in the Yamuna. Are.”
According to preliminary enquiry, the four boys had left the house at around 11 in the morning. When he did not return home, his parents started searching for him, Meena said.
His family members found his clothes on the river bank, he said.
Subsequently, a rescue boat team and three fire engines also reached the spot.
“The rescue boat team pulled out three bodies from the river. The search for the fourth boy is on,” Meena said.
Police said that all three bodies have been kept in the mortuary for post-mortem.
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