Youth drowns taking selfies in waterlogged underpass
The Hindu
Heavy rain brings traffic to a standstill; constable’s car falls into sinkhole in Dwarka
As heavy rain lashed the Capital on Monday, a 27-year-old man drowned while allegedly clicking selfies in a waterlogged railway underpass in south-east Delhi’s Pul Prahladpur. Eyewitnesses told the police that Ravi Chautala from Jaitpur had gone to the waterlogged underpass to shoot videos when he drowned. “We got information about the incident at 1.40 p.m. Fire brigade and divers were sent to the spot for the rescue operation,” said DCP (South-East) R.P. Meena. The body has been sent to AIIMS for an autopsy, the police said, adding that further probe is under way.More Related News
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