Nagpur, Nov 29 (PTI) A 13-year-old boy drowned in a pond here in Maharashtra, police said on Sunday.

The deceased, Nikhil Singh, and his friends had gone for a swim in the pond on Saturday when the incident occurred, an official said.

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He said Singh drowned as he failed to gauge the depth of the pond.

His body was later fished out of the water, the official said.

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