Latest News | Four Boys Drown in Pond in Rajasthan's Didwana

Jaipur, Jul 29 (PTI) Four boys drowned while taking a bath in a pond in Rajasthan's Didwana district, police said on Monday.

According to the police, the incident took place on Sunday in Kerap village when the victims -- Bhupesh, Shivraj, Vishal and Sahil -- had gone to play near the pond.

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When the children, aged between 12 to 15 years, did not return till late, their parents started a search for them and spotted their slippers near the pond, they said.

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Suspecting that the boys might have drowned in the pond, some of the parents jumped into the pond and took out two bodies at around 9 pm on Sunday, the police said.

The other two bodies were taken out by a team of SDRF from Nagaur and local divers at around 2 am, they said.

The police suspects the boys went into the pool to take a bath and drowned.

The bodies of the victims have been shifted to the mortuary and will be handed over to their family members later in the day, the police said.

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