Thane, Nov 1 (PTI) An 11-year-old boy drowned in a lake in Bhiwandi town in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Monday.

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The deceased, Mohammad Ali Mohammad Javed Shaikh, had entered the Karivali lake on Sunday noon with his friends even though he didn't know how to swim, an official said.

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His body was fished out later.

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