Police reports drowning of two men into mining pond in Sathur

Two men drowned into a mining pond near sports complex in Sathur village here, police said.

Bhagwan Saini (22) and Tinku Saini (18) drowned in the pond Sunday afternoon take bath in the pons Sunday afternoon, Station House Officer of Hindoli police station, Laxman Singh said.

Some passersby noticed clothes and shoes kept on the bank of the pond and informed police and locals, he said.

A search operation was launched suspecting that someone might have drowned in the lake, Singh said, adding the body of Bhagwan was fished out Sunday evening, while Tinku's body was recovered Monday morning after a 10-hour search.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, the SHO said, adding a further investigation into the matter was underway.

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