Pune: Ankush Verma, 19, student of Symbiosis School of Design, Vimannagar, drowned in the backwaters of Pavana Dam at 4.30 pm on Sunday. On a picnic with four to five friends, he stepped into the waters of the lake when the incident took place. Pankaj Deshmukh, superintendent of police, Pune Rural, said that the body was fished out late in the evening by cops with the help of villagers.
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“The boy hailed from Delhi and was a college student. The friends ventured into the water and the victim could not make his way out of the depth and drowned,” Deshmukh said.