Aurangabad, April 4:
Two persons after offering Namaz in the
mosque went for swimming in the lake at Gandheli Shivar where both drowned on
Sunday afternoon.
The deceased have been identified as Atiq
Aqeel Shaikh (18) and Nadim Naser Shaikh (17, both residents of Nurani Mosque
area, Garkheda).
Around 10 friends had gone at the farm of
Babubhai at Gandheli Shivar for picnic. After the lunch, they went to Gandheli
village and offered Namaz at the mosque. Atiq and Nadim left all the friends
and returned on motorcycle. On the way, they stopped at a lake near new Beed
By-pass road and could not resist their desire for swimming. Both of them
jumped in the water but could not come up as they were not having any idea
about the depth of the water and were drown.
Meanwhile, the other friends were also coming
from behind and they saw Atiq and Nadeem’s cloths on the bank of the lake. Some
of them jumped in the lake and tried to search them but could not find them.
Then the called the nearby residents and they informed about the incident to
the Chikalthana police. PI Vishwas Patil and his team rushed to the spot and
with the help of the local residents took both of them from the lake in unconscious
condition. They were taken to the Government Medical College and Hospital
(GMCH) where the doctors declared them dead after examination.
Both Atiq and Nadeem belonged to poor
families. Atiq’s father is a tractor driver while Nadeem’s father is a labour.
A case has been registered at the Chikalthana police station.