16-year-old boy drowns during Durga idol immersion in Ayodhya

Ayodhya (UP), Oct 3 (PTI) The immersion of a Durga idol turned tragic in Ayodhya district when a 16-year-old boy drowned after slipping into a pond, police said on Friday.

According to police, Sandeep, a resident of Salhipur Parsipur village in Bikapur tehsil, had gone with his family members and villagers to see the immersion of a Durga idol on Thursday when he slipped into the pond and drowned.

Upon receiving information, police reached the spot with a team of divers. Sandeep's body was fished out of the water after a five-hour search, police said.

Though he was rushed to a community health centre, doctors declared Sandeep brought dead, Additional District Magistrate Anirudh Singh said.

Police have sent the body for post-mortem examination. PTI COR NAV APL ARI