MUMBAI: Two minor girls, part of a group of four who allegedly bunked school for an outing, are feared drowned in a water-filled stone quarry in Vasai, while taking a selfie on Wednesday. A search operation to find Khushboo Shaikh (14) and Dipti Singh (15), both Std VII students of a civic school in Pali Hill, Bandra (W) is on.
The four travelled by train and the quarry in Rajivali, Vasai (E), around noon. Eye-witnesses said only the girls stepped into the water for a selfie, lost their balance and were feared drowned. Screams for help alerted a group of women who were washing clothes at a distance. They too called for help but in vain. The women told police they had warned the students, who were not in uniform, not to go close to the water.
Residents informed Valiv police and Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) fire brigade personnel reached the spot with a boat. The girls' families have been informed. The minor boys, who were questioned at the police station, said they had not informed their parents.
The four travelled by train and the quarry in Rajivali, Vasai (E), around noon. Eye-witnesses said only the girls stepped into the water for a selfie, lost their balance and were feared drowned. Screams for help alerted a group of women who were washing clothes at a distance. They too called for help but in vain. The women told police they had warned the students, who were not in uniform, not to go close to the water.
Residents informed Valiv police and Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) fire brigade personnel reached the spot with a boat. The girls' families have been informed. The minor boys, who were questioned at the police station, said they had not informed their parents.
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