Three friends found dead in dam
Jhansi, Sept. 30 -- Three young men who had gone missing two days ago were found dead in the Sukwan-Dukwan dam in Babina area on Tuesday, with police suspecting that they may have drowned while bathing.
The deceased were identified as Raj, 21, Rahul alias Ritesh Parihar, 22, and Neeraj, 23. Their families said the three were friends and had left home on a bike on Sunday afternoon, reportedly for an outing.
Police said the bike was found near the dam along with two mobile phones and clothes belonging to the youths. Their bodies were spotted floating by locals on Tuesday morning. A team led by station house officer Rahul Singh Rathore reached the spot and recovered the bodies. Police traced the families using the motorcycle's registration number. The bodies were subsequently identified by the relatives.
Families of Raj and Ritesh had lodged missing-person reports a day earlier.
Police suspect that the friends may have entered the dam to bathe and slipped into a deeper stretch of water. However, officials said the exact circumstances leading to their deaths are yet to be established. SP city Preeti Singh said the bodies had been sent for post-mortem examination. "All aspects of the incident are being investigated and further action will be taken on the basis of the probe," she said....
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