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Three teenagers drown in Ajmer lake while trying to take a selfie

Three teenagers died on Wednesday after drowning in a lake in Ajmer during an attempt to click a selfie.

Updated on: Aug 17, 2016, 18:08:03 IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times | By , Ajmer
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Three teenagers died on Wednesday after drowning in a lake in Ajmer during an attempt to click a selfie.

Three boys drowned while attempting to take a selfie. (Representational Image)
Three boys drowned while attempting to take a selfie. (Representational Image)

The three boys - identified as - Asif, 19, Danish 17, and Dilshad, 16, slipped into Anasagar lake and drowned.

“Since the place is slippery, one of the boys lost his balance, dragging the other two along”, said Samir Ali, friend of one of the deceased.

We shouted for a help but the diver couldn’t rescue them. They were rushed to the hospital where doctors declared them as brought dead, Ali said.

The bodies were handed over to their families after a postmortem.

The deceased residents of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and had come to Ajmer with their families to visit the dargah.

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