Two boys drowned in a pond of water in Bhosari on Monday afternoon. The deceased Suraj Ajay Sharma (13) and Omkar Shewale (13) were both residents of Bhosari. Two other boys, Sandeep Dawri (12) and Rutraj Shewale (14), were rescued from the pond by another teenager passing through the area.
The four boys had gone to play in the pond located in Sadguru Nagar, but when they entered the water, they started drowning.
Ayush Ganesh Tapkir (13), who was passing along with his buffaloes, saw the boys drowning and ran for help.
He managed to get Sandeep, Omkar and Ruturaj out of the water but Suraj’s body could not be traced. Bhosari police station and fire brigade team reached the spot as soon as the information was received.
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Firefighters pulled out Sooraj’s body while the other three boys were taken to the hospital for treatment. But later Onkar also died.
Bhosari police station senior inspector Bhaskar Jadhav said, “Ayush tried to save the four boys, but two of them, Suraj and Omkar, died. Prima facie it is learned that the boys had gone to play in the pond. Investigation is on to confirm the sequence of events in this case.”
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