India News | Barmer: 17-year-old Boy Drowns in Pond

Jaipur, Jul 14 (PTI) A 17-year-old boy drowned in a pond while taking a bath in Rajasthan's Barmer, police said on Thursday.

Police said Deepak and his three students left their school during lunch time and reached the pond in the city.

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Initially, all the four planned to take a bath but two of them changed their mind and returned but Deepak and his one friend started taking a bath in the pond.

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While taking the bath, Deepak drowned. The body was recovered after five hours, police said.

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