7 Members Of Family Drown In Banganga River In Rajasthan's Bharatpur

Bharatpur: At least seven boys of the same family drowned in the Banganga River in Rajasthan on Sunday leading to a chaotic situation in the district. On information, the local police along with the deep divers rushed to the spot and the bodies of all seven boys were fished out of the river. 

A senior police official stated that the boys were in the age group of 16 to 21 and belonged to the Bayana town of the Bharatpur district.

The police official said, “Eight boys had gone to the river to take a bath. They got stuck inside trenches in the river formed due to illegal mining. However, one boy managed to get hold of a tree branch and was lucky to save himself. He rushed to the village and informed the people.”

“We were successful in retrieving all the seven bodies. The postmortem of four boys has been carried out while three bodies have been sent to Bharatpur for postmortem,” the police official stated. 

He added that due to the heavy rains, the water levels have increased in the rivers and warned people to stay away from rivers and nullahs in the wake of heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, a pall of gloom descended on the Bayana town after the news of the death of young boys spread in the area.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma expressed his grief over the drowning incident. In a post on X, the Rajasthan CM wrote, “The news of the death of 7 children due to drowning in water during rain in Bharatpur is very painful. My condolences are with the bereaved family. We pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place in his ultimate abode and to find the rest of the children missing in the water safely.”

Bayana has witnessed heavy rainfall for the last few days. An official said that till Sunday morning the town has recorded 68 mm rainfall. MeT Department has predicted heavy rains in Bharatpur and other districts till August 17.

The department has also sounded a red alert in places like Sawai Madhopur, Bikaner and Tonk districts while an orange alert has been sounded in Jaipur, Bharatpur, Alwar, Sikar and Kota.