Six youngsters drown in a pond in Gurugram

By PTI

GURUGRAM: Six youngsters drowned whereas taking a shower in a rainwater-filled pond in Haryana’s Gurugram on Sunday, police mentioned.

The our bodies of the kids, all boys aged between 8 and 13, have been recovered, they mentioned.

Durgesh, Ajit, Rahul, Piyush, Deva and Varun, all residents of Shankar Vihar Colony, had gone to take a shower within the pond within the afternoon and drowned, police mentioned.

Teams of police, State Disaster Response Force, Civil Defence, National Disaster Response Force and hearth brigade personnel had been rushed to the spot and the our bodies had been fished out of the pond after over a four-hour-long rescue operation which ended at a 9 pm, they mentioned.

The our bodies have been despatched to the civil hospital and their autopsy will likely be performed on Monday, police mentioned.

Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, Nishant Kumar Yadav mentioned Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has introduced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh every for the households of the deceased.

“This is a very unfortunate incident. We will identify such temporary ponds and drain their water so that such an accident does not happen in future,” Yadav mentioned According to the police, the pond in query was a barren land in sector 111 and it was crammed to the brim after current rainfall.

The six youngsters, who had been taking part in exterior their properties, arrived on the pond at round 3.30 pm to take a shower, they mentioned. It was round 4.30 pm when a boy, Sanju, who was with the kids earlier however didn’t go to the pond, noticed the garments and slippers on the financial institution of the pond.

He knowledgeable the colony members who then alerted the police, Station House Officer Aman Yadav, who led a staff to the spot, mentioned.

The first physique that was fished out was that of 11-year-old Deva, police mentioned, including he was a pupil of Class 6. The different deceased had been college students of Classes 5 to 9.

“Deva was of my brother Bajrang’s son,” mentioned Sarjeet Singh, who waited on the pond because the rescue operation was on.

“Clothes and slippers of Ajit (9) and Durgesh (11), sons of my brother Sanjay Singh, were found almost after four hours,” Surat Singh mentioned.

Police mentioned the households of the deceased have lived in Shankar Vihar colony for the final a few years.

Parents of the deceased principally work as helpers in factories and laborers, they mentioned.

“It is barren land and children from Shankar Vihar colony came to take bath at this temporary pond in the afternoon. We found the clothes, shoes and slippers of six children suspected to have drowned and finally recovered bodies of all the six. A case will be registered in this regard,” Deepak Saharan, DCP (West), advised PTI.

GURUGRAM: Six youngsters drowned whereas taking a shower in a rainwater-filled pond in Haryana’s Gurugram on Sunday, police mentioned.

The our bodies of the kids, all boys aged between 8 and 13, have been recovered, they mentioned.

Durgesh, Ajit, Rahul, Piyush, Deva and Varun, all residents of Shankar Vihar Colony, had gone to take a shower within the pond within the afternoon and drowned, police mentioned.

Teams of police, State Disaster Response Force, Civil Defence, National Disaster Response Force and hearth brigade personnel had been rushed to the spot and the our bodies had been fished out of the pond after over a four-hour-long rescue operation which ended at a 9 pm, they mentioned.

The our bodies have been despatched to the civil hospital and their autopsy will likely be performed on Monday, police mentioned.

Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, Nishant Kumar Yadav mentioned Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has introduced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh every for the households of the deceased.

“This is a very unfortunate incident. We will identify such temporary ponds and drain their water so that such an accident does not happen in future,” Yadav mentioned According to the police, the pond in query was a barren land in sector 111 and it was crammed to the brim after current rainfall.

The six youngsters, who had been taking part in exterior their properties, arrived on the pond at round 3.30 pm to take a shower, they mentioned. It was round 4.30 pm when a boy, Sanju, who was with the kids earlier however didn’t go to the pond, noticed the garments and slippers on the financial institution of the pond.

He knowledgeable the colony members who then alerted the police, Station House Officer Aman Yadav, who led a staff to the spot, mentioned.

The first physique that was fished out was that of 11-year-old Deva, police mentioned, including he was a pupil of Class 6. The different deceased had been college students of Classes 5 to 9.

“Deva was of my brother Bajrang’s son,” mentioned Sarjeet Singh, who waited on the pond because the rescue operation was on.

“Clothes and slippers of Ajit (9) and Durgesh (11), sons of my brother Sanjay Singh, were found almost after four hours,” Surat Singh mentioned.

Police mentioned the households of the deceased have lived in Shankar Vihar colony for the final a few years.

Parents of the deceased principally work as helpers in factories and laborers, they mentioned.

“It is barren land and children from Shankar Vihar colony came to take bath at this temporary pond in the afternoon. We found the clothes, shoes and slippers of six children suspected to have drowned and finally recovered bodies of all the six. A case will be registered in this regard,” Deepak Saharan, DCP (West), advised PTI.