Shahdol, Nov 9 Three boys in the 15-17 age group drowned in a pond in Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh on Monday evening, an official said.
City Superintendent of Police Rajendra Mohan Dubey said Sameer Vanshkar, Gaurav Vanshkar and Durgesh Vanshkar drowned, while Pushpendra Vanshkar is undergoing treatment at the district hospital.
However, the kin of the deceased raised slogans against the police after the bodies were brought to the district hospital, alleging the force had a link to the incident.
“They were sitting on the banks of a pond near Shahdol Chowpatty at around 8 pm. On seeing a police vehicle, they began running, and then jumped into the pond and drowned,” residents said.
(PTI News)
