Teen drowns in pool

A 14-year-old drowned in a private swimming pool in Hafeez Baba Nagar on Wednesday, after entering the water unsupervised.

Kanchanbagh Police said the boy, Ismail Qureshi, went to the pool in the afternoon with his brother. The boy, who was learning to swim, ventured into the deep end and drowned. There were dozen other children in the pool with him.

Based on his father’s complaint, police have booked the pool owner, Mohammed Imtiaz. A case under IPC section 304A for causing death by negligence has been registered against Imtiaz.