RAJKOT: Four teenagers, including two brothers, drowned in a pond in Moti Vavdi village in
Gariyadhar taluka of
Bhavnagar district on Monday evening.
The deceased identified as Jayesh Kakdia (14), Montu Bheri (16), Tarun Khokhad (12), and his elder brother Mit Khokhad (14) were all residents of Moti Vavdi village and studied in the same school.
The incident came to light when the
children did not return home till late evening on Monday.
When their parents and other villagers searched for them, they found their slippers and clothes near the village pond.
“One of the kid’s body was found floating in the water. The fire brigade from
Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation (
BMC) was called. The divers later found three more bodies from the pond,” police said, adding that it was not immediately clear how all the four children drowned.