Three minor boys drown in Chitlapakkam lake

Three boys, aged around 12, drowned in the Chitlapakkam lake on Tuesday evening, police sources said.

Published: 15th April 2021 06:37 AM  |   Last Updated: 15th April 2021 06:37 AM   |  A+A-

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By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Three boys, aged around 12, drowned in the Chitlapakkam lake on Tuesday evening, police sources said. The deceased boys – Gokul, Sunil Kumar and Vishanth – were class 6 students of different schools and lived at Ramakrishnan Nagar in East Tambaram.

After they went missing, neighbours informed that they had seen the kids near Chitlapakkam lake. Upon a search operation by police and fire and rescue services personnel, the bodies of the three were recovered. A case was registered.  


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