15-year-old drowns in swimming pool, case of negligence filed against owner

A teenaged boy allegedly drowned in a swimming pool at a facility at Rajendranagar area here, police said Saturday. The boy, aged between 15 to 16 years, had gone to the pool with his friends on Friday, but a caretaker told them to leave as it was beyond the stipulated time, police said.

His friends then took a shower and left, but came back after they found him missing and found his body in the pool. CCTV footage showed that the boy had ventured into the swimming pool alone and drowned at a spot where the depth was more, police said.

A case of negligence was registered against the owner of the swimming pool and the person who took it on lease on a complaint from the boy's father, police said.