New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) Three children, including two brothers aged between eight and 11, drowned in a 15-foot-deep pond after scaling the boundary wall of a golf course in Dwarka’s Sector 24, police said on Thursday.
Police identified the deceased as two brothers, Ravi Jaiswal (8) and Veer Jaiswal (11), residents of Goyla Dairy, and Harsh (11), the son of a vagrant.
A PCR call was received at 7:07 am, and a police team rushed to the spot. Other emergency services, including the fire brigade, were also alerted, a senior police officer said.
He said the three children scaled the golf course wall, which has only one entrance gate manned by a guard, and then went swimming.
“While a security guard noticed some clothes lying on the ground around 7:30 pm on Wednesday, he failed to locate the children. He didn’t alert anyone else either,” the officer said. He said in the early hours of Thursday, bodies started floating in the water, which staff noticed, and the police were alerted.
“Upon reaching the location, police found three children dead in a pond inside the golf course premises. Fire department personnel assisted in retrieving the bodies,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Kushalpal Singh said.
The bodies have been sent for postmortem. Forensic teams have also been called to gather evidence from the spot, they said.
Police said an investigation is underway to ascertain the circumstances leading to the drowning.
A local resident said, “I was passing through this area to my house in Goyla Dairy when I noticed a crowd here. I saw the police taking the bodies of three children. Earlier, years ago, four children also died here. I don’t know exactly if they died by drowning or were murdered.” Meanwhile, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in a statement said, “A three-member committee under the Director has been constituted to enquire into the incident and has been directed to submit its report within a week. Strict action, as warranted, will be taken, based on the findings of the enquiry.” The incident at Dwarka Golf Course, in which three children tragically lost their lives, is deeply saddening and unfortunate, they said. “Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families during this difficult time,” the DDA said. PTI SSJ SSM ASD ASD
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