Drowning

In Delhi’s Yamuna river, five youths died due to drowning under a DND flyover during the immersion of Lord Krishna idol on August 28. The deceased have been identified as Ankit (20), Lucky (16), Lalit (17), Beeru (19) and Ritu Raj (20). Reportedly, while immersing, the idol got stuck in the water. When six persons entered the water to help with the situation, only five returned.

In a tragic incident, seven people drowned in Uttar Pradesh on March 29 while taking bath post Holi celebrations. Among the deceased, five belonged to Deoria and two to Fatehpur district. While the deceased from Deoria drowned in the Chhoti Gandak and Saryu rivers in two different mishaps, the Fatehpur accident took place in river Ganga. Sending the dead bodies for postmortem, the police is tracing another missing individual from Fatehpur… read-more

Ambadipudi village in Andhra Pradesh reported a tragic mishap after an 11-year-old boy, identified as Sravan Kumar, accidentally fell into an overflowing stream. The incident took place when three children of Ambadipudi village went to see the overflowing stream and fell into it. Reportedly, two children were rescued by the villagers but Sravan died on the spot. The police informed that a case has been registered… read-more

Three siblings identified as Purna Rai (29), Chandra (28) and Erika (22), who went for a picnic, were swept away on August 31 due to the strong-currents of river Bakcha. The Police informed that when one of the sibling drowned, the other two jumped into the river to rescue her but even they swept away with the current. Erika and Chandra's bodies were recovered, whereas Purna's body is still missing.