Holi turns tragic as three boys drown in tank in Krishna district

The festival of Holi turned tragic for the families of 3 boys, aged betwixt 12 and 16 years, who drowned successful a h2o vessel astatine Chikkavaram Kandrika colony successful Gannavaram mandal of Krishna territory connected March 3 (Tuesday).

Preliminary accusation suggests that the 3 friends, D. Naveen Kumar, Venkata Joseph and Sai, each residents of the aforesaid village, had gone to lavation up aft playing Holi, Circle Inspector Siva Prasad said.

When the boys did not instrumentality location by 6 p.m., their families began searching crossed the village. On learning from a fewer residents that the trio had been seen adjacent the tank, the constabulary intensified the hunt successful that country and aboriginal recovered the bodies. “It appears that 1 of them accidentally slipped into the heavy tank, and the different 2 whitethorn person drowned portion attempting to rescue him,” helium said.

All 3 bodies person been retrieved.