A 16-year-old boy was feared drowned in the Nira River in the Indapur taluka of Pune on Tuesday afternoon after he entered the water for the immersion of a Ganesh idol on the occasion of Anant Chaturdashi. A search by district administration, police, and locals was underway.
The teenager, identified as Aniket Kulkarni, was pursuing education at Ved Pathshala.The incident occurred at around 3 PM when some students from the Pathshala had gone to the Nira River to immerse the idol, an official said.
“Aniket had also entered the water with other students. But he was pulled away by water current. A search operation is underway to trace him,” he added. On September 12, a 45-year-old man and his 21-year-old son drowned in a water-filled quarry in Maval taluka of the Pune district when the two had gone to immerse a Ganesh Idol. The incident took place in the Kadadhe village of Maval taluka, located around 48 km from Pune city. The deceased were identified as Sanjay Dhondu Shirke and Harshal, according to the police.
