Mangaluru: A 19-year-old youth drowned in a swimming pool being maintained by City Corporation here on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Yagnesh, a resident of Maroli.

Yagnesh, along with four-five friends, had visited the swimming pool to learn swimming. He suddenly drowned while swimming in the pool. He was rushed to a private hospital, but he was declared as brought dead, reads the complaint.

Barke police have registered a case in this regard.

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Ballia (PTI): A 21-year-old student died and six others were seriously injured when the auto rickshaw they were travelling in overturned in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district on Friday, police said.

The accident occurred near Naurangiya village of Ubhaon area on Friday morning, they said.

The auto rickshaw, full of passengers, overturned while trying to save a motorcyclist who suddenly came in front of the auto, Station House Officer Vipin Singh said.

Upon receiving information about the accident police reached the spot and took the injured passengers along with the auto driver to a hospital, Singh said.

Shilpi Maurya, a student was declared dead by doctors while the other injured are undergoing treatment, he said.

The body has been sent for postmortem, he added.