Two teens drown in private swimming pool in Bengaluru

Bengaluru 

Two boys, both aged 13 years, drowned in a private swimming pool in J.P. Nagar 7th phase on Monday afternoon.

The children have been identified as Mohan and Jayanth, residents of Jaraganahalli, studying in class 7 at a nearby government school. They had skipped school on Monday and decided to go swimming instead.

The duo reached the pool around 3 p.m. and paid ₹100 to get inside. The coach, identified as Moin, allowed them in but was not around when the boys ventured into the pool.

They got into one end of the pool that is only three feet deep but slowly inched towards the deeper end without realizing the depth. Since they did not know swimming, both drowned, the police said.

The incident came to light when Moin returned to the pool and found their bodies floating. He alerted the owner of the building, identified as Shekhar, who in turn informed the police.

The Konanakunte police reached the spot and had a tough time ascertaining the identity of the two boys. After four hours of door-to-door search, the police managed to trace the family members. Mohan’s father, Panduranga, a daily wage labourer, filed a complaint against the pool management.