ganga bad tragedy two teenagers drowned in patna

Updated: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 02:16 (IST) Two teenagers died due to drowning while bathing in Ganga in Didarganj Police Station area of ​​Patna City. Four teenagers were rescued by the local people. The deceased have been identified as Anshu Kumar and Sudhanshu Kumar. Local people expressed anger at the late arrival of the divers. Police investigating the case Six teenagers drowned while bathing in Ganga. Jagran Correspondent, Patna City. Two teenagers died due to drowning while bathing in the Ganga at Balu Ghat in Didarganj police station area on Friday morning. In this incident, four teenagers were safely rescued by the local people. As soon as the news of the drowning spread, there was chaos in the surrounding neighborhoods and people from far and wide started reaching the banks of the Ganga. Remove Advertisement Just Read the News As soon as the information about the incident was received, Didarganj Police Station also reached the spot. However, there was deep anger among the local people due to the divers not arriving on time. Four teenagers suddenly started drowning According to local residents, half a dozen teenagers living near Didarganj entered the water to bathe in the Ganga around 10:30 am on Friday. After bath everyone decided to go swimming. During this time four teenagers suddenly started drowning. The local people present on the banks of Ganga showed speed and rescued four teenagers but two teenagers drowned. Inspector Sujit Kumar Singh of Didarganj police station said that the deceased include Anshu Kumar, 16-year-old son of Pramod Sahni and Sudhanshu Kumar, 17-year-old son of Vijendra Sahni. Villagers expressed anger. Local citizens said that Sudhanshu helped save other teenagers with his efforts, but he also drowned while trying to save Anshu. Some time after the incident, divers from the ghat found Sudhanshu, but his condition was critical. He died after a while. The villagers expressed anger over the fact that the team of divers, despite receiving information, did not reach the spot on time. Didarganj police station said the bodies have been recovered and further action is being taken.