In a tragic incident, three boys drowned in a pond at Gangavalasa village in Guntaseema panchayat, under the Dumbriguda police station limits in Alluri Sitharama Raju district on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as K. Susanth of Gangavalasa and, G. Bhanu Teja and Sai Kiran of Billaputtu of Kotangi Panchayat. All are aged between 10 and 14 years.
The boys went to the nearby pond to enjoy. However, they had gone missing soon after entering the water. Locals tried in vain to rescue them.
Dumbriguda police visited the spot and have registered a case. Further investigation is on.
In another case, a seven-year-old boy drowned at RK Beach near the ‘Victory at Sea’ point, in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
