Three youths drown during idol immersion

Ahmedabad | Monday | 17th September, 2018

Summary:

They get into the river to help move the idol but slipped at a deep spot and drowned. The three were residents of Vinayak Society in the Vastral area of the city.“A group of five youths had come to immerse a Ganesha idol in the river near Bhat village. AHMEDABAD: Three youths from Ahmedabad drowned in the Sabarmati near Bhat village while they were immersing an idol of Lord Ganesha on Monday.The bodies of Jayesh Patel (18) and Ashwin Patel (20) were recovered late on Monday evening, while a third youth, Shailesh Patel (22), was still missing. The operation to find the third youth was halted in the evening. In this scenario, extra police deployment will be needed to manage the crowd, he said.Gandhinagar police lodged a complaint of accidental death and began a probe..