Three persons drown in Ranchi waterfall

Ranchi, Jan 17 (PTI) Three men, aged between 20 and 25 years, drowned while bathing in Tiru waterfall in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district on Friday, police said.

The waterfall, located under Budmu police station area, is around 40 km from the state capital.

Budmu police station in-charge Ritesh Kumar confirmed that the victims included one from Chanho and two from Ranchi.

The group had visited the waterfall for a picnic when the incident happened. Local divers retrieved the bodies from the water, but the victims were declared brought dead at a nearby hospital, Kumar added. PTI SAN MNB