India News | Chhattisgarh: Two Teen Boys Drown in Dam in Bilaspur

Bilaspur, May 28 (PTI) Two 17-year-old boys drowned in a dam in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district on Saturday, a police official said.

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The incident took place at Chahiya stop dam near Kalmitar village at around 4pm, a Ratanpur police station official said.

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"Five youths from Dayalband area here had gone to the stop dam for a birthday celebration. Ankit Panikar (17) and Akash Kashyap (17) drowned, while Prem Kushwaha was rescued and hospitalised. A probe is underway into the incident," he added.

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