India, May 18 -- A 10-year-old boy drowned in a private swimming pool facility in north Delhi's Jagatpur on Sunday morning, police said, adding that action was initiated against the owner of the facility. The police said they were in the process of registering an FIR.

The boy, who was part of a group of 17-18 friends, entered the pool after paying Rs.100 per head, but died within minutes. The boy resided in Ibrahimpur with his parents and a younger brother, police said.

Deputy commissioner of police (north) Raja Banthia said, "An information was received from trauma centre in Civil Lines that a boy, aged around 10, was brought dead to the hospital after he had drowned in a swimming pool at Jagatpur. During the course of inquiry, it came...