New Delhi ][India], March 27 (ANI): Two children aged 9-12 years old died after allegedly drowning in the Bawana Canal in northwest Delhi, police said on Thursday.
Police, while sharing information on the incident, said, “Two minors drowned in Bawana Canal. Both were brothers. The body of 12-year-old boy has been recovered; the search is on for his 9-year-old younger brother.”
The Bawana Canal refers to a sub-branch of the Munak Canal, which is a crucial source of water for Delhi, specifically the JJ Colony in Bawana, a northwest Delhi area, that was flooded after a breach in the canal.
Further details on the matter are awaited.
Earlier, on March 22, a three-year-old boy died, allegedly by drowning in an open drain in Khajuri Khas, northeast Delhi, while he was playing outside his house, police said.
Police said they received a call from locals and sent a team for rescue, but the boy was declared dead at a hospital. (ANI)
Disclaimer: This story is auto-generated from a syndicated feed of ANI; only the image & headline may have been reworked by News Services Division of World News Network Inc Ltd and Palghar News and Pune News and World News
HINDI, MARATHI, GUJARATI, TAMIL, TELUGU, BENGALI, KANNADA, ORIYA, PUNJABI, URDU, MALAYALAM
For more details and packages
