2 minors feared drowned in Ghaziabad’s Hindon; search on

A team of officers from different departments, including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), launched a search operation; however, could not find the children.

A team of officers from different departments, including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), launched a search operation; however, could not find the children. (Representational Image)

Two children are suspected to have drowned in Hindon River in Kakrala village near Noida on Friday morning, said officers.

A team of officers from different departments, including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), launched a search operation; however, could not find the children.

The victims have been identified as eight-year-old Ashish and Abhishek (11) — residents of Bulandshahr’s Jahangirabad and Badaun, respectively. Ashish is the only child, while Abhishek has two brothers and as many sisters.

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An officer in the know said: “It is learnt that the children were returning from school when they decided to go into the river to collect coconuts for some religious venerations, leaving their clothes and shoes near the bank.”

A passerby, who spotted one of the children drowning, dived into the river to save him but got stuck in quicksand, said the official, adding that after the Phase 2 police was informed about the incident, a team of divers from NDRF’s Delhi and Ghaziabad units rushed to the spot.

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