Five boys drown in Ganga

Five boys who had gone for a dip in the Ganga here without letting their families know drowned, police said on Friday

The boys, aged between 14 and 17 had gone to Sipahiya Ghat, about a kilometre from their homes, along with two other friends, police said

Police pulled out the boys from the river with the help of divers and took them to a trauma centre, where all five were declared dead.