7 youths drown while bathing in river in Rajasthan's Bharatpur
Jaipur (PTI): Seven young men, including three cousins, drowned while taking a bathe in a river in Rajasthan's Bharatpur on Sunday, police said.
According to the police, eight youths of Srinagar village had gone to take bathe in Banganga river. One after the other, they slipped into deep water and eventually drowned.
"Seven youths, including three cousins drowned in deep water while one escaped," Bayana Sadar SHO Balram Yadav said.
The police said the youth who survived reached the village and informed about the incident. Villagers reached the spot and took out the bodies and also informed the police.
The deceased have been identified as Pawan Singh Jatav (20), Saurabh Jatav (18), and Gaurav Jatav (16), all three are cousins, Bhupendra Jatav (18), Shantanu Jatav (18), Lakkhi Jatav (20) and Pawan Jatav (22).
All the deceased youths are relatives and belong to the same village. After post-mortem, the bodies have been handed over to the relatives, the police said.
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Davangere South bypoll: Congress ahead by narrow lead after 14th round
Davangere: The Congress candidate is leading in the Davangere South Assembly by-election after the completion of the 14th round of counting.
According to the latest figures, the Congress has secured 46,460 votes, while the BJP stands at 39,037 votes, trailing by 7,423 votes.
The SDPI candidate has polled 15,303 votes so far.
Counting is still underway, and final results are awaited.
