Gujarat: Three teenagers drown in Banas river near Deesa

PALANPUR: Three teenagers drowned in Banas river near Ranpur village of Deesa taluka in Banaskantha district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Tushar Barot (15), Nikul Rawal (19) and Rahul Vashay (18), all residents of Ranpur village.
According to police, six friends had decided to take a dip in Banas river to beat the summer heat. After having lunch, the six of them went to the river bank and jumped into the water. However, soon they began to drown and cried for help.
Some villagers near the river rushed to the rescue and saved three boys. However, three other drowned and their bodies were later fished out from the river.
M J Chaudhary PSI, Deesa rural police station said that there was heavy undercurrent in the river because of release of water from the Dantiwada dam on account of repair work scheduled there. “The boys who went into deep waters could not swim back and drowned,” he added.