India, July 14 -- Four minors are feared drowned after they were swept away by the strong current of the Yamuna river while bathing near Hiranki village in outernorth Delhi's Alipur area, with multiple rescue agencies continuing an intensive search operation for the second consecutive day on Monday, officials said. Police said a PCR call regarding the incident was received at around 7.30 pm on Sunday. According to the preliminary inquiry, five minors had gone to the Yamuna Ghat near Hiranki village on Sunday evening. While they were at the riverbank, four of them entered the water and were swept away by the strong current. The fifth boy managed to escape and alerted nearby people, following which the police and rescue teams were informed. Also Read - Vinod Nagar: Constable shoots wife dead on her birthday, flees Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Delhi Fire Services and Delhi Police have been carrying out a search operation since Sunday evening. The operation extended into Monday, but no bodies had been recovered till the filing of this report. Police said the search operation was being conducted with boats and trained rescue personnel amid a strong river current. Lucky, who had accompanied the group, said that the five boys had reached the river around 5 pm. "The road leading to the ghat was muddy. We had gone there together and initially were only washing our hands and feet. Then Saurav decided to take a bath, and Rahul, Amandeep and Anshu followed him," he said. Lucky said he warned his friends against entering the river after noticing the current. "I told them not to go because the current was very strong. They were holding each other's hands while bathing. Suddenly, the current pulled them away. I started shouting for help," he said. Families waited anxiously on the riverbank as rescue teams continued searching. Police said the operation would continue until all four boys were traced.
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