Panchkula, April 6 -- A 20-year-old Chandigarh resident drowned while taking a dip in a river at Thapli village in Morni on Sunday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Abhishek, a resident of Ram Darbar Colony, Phase 1, who was pursuing BA from one of the city colleges. He is survived by his parents and a brother.

According to Morni police post in-charge, sub-inspector Jagdish Kumar, the victim and about seven to eight of his friends had reached the area on their motorcycles around 1pm and decided to go for a swim. Around 3 pm, Abhishek reportedly ventured into deep waters and was washed away. His friends, with the help of locals, managed to pull him out and rushed him to the civil hospital, Sector 6, but he was declared brought de...