Woman, son drown in Indrayani river

The deceased have been identified as Poonam Dinesh Shinde (38) and her son Yuvraj Dinesh Shinde (14), both residents of Kamshet

A mother-son duo who had gone to wash clothes at Indrayani river, Naigaon, met a watery grave on Sunday morning.

According to the police, both of them had gone to wash clothes. Yuvraj fell into the water and started drowning. His mother rushed to save him but she too drowned. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

The deceased have been identified as Poonam Dinesh Shinde (38) and her son Yuvraj Dinesh Shinde (14), both residents of Kamshet.

According to the police, both of them had gone to wash clothes. Yuvraj fell into the water and started drowning. His mother rushed to save him but she too drowned. After seeing them drowning, Poona’s brother went to their rescue and with the help of a relative brought them out. They were rushed to a private hospital but proclaimed dead on arrival.

Police inspector Sanjay Jagtap said that an accidental death has been lodged in connection with the incident.