<p>The police said that two students from <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/minor-boy-drowns-in-water-tank-in-thane-building-23482705" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai</a> drowned in a pond near a waterfall in Palghar district on Monday, reported news agency PTI.<p>


<p>They were part of a group of 6 students from Ashok Nagar in Mumbai's Goregaon who had come to the pond in the Chinchoti area of Naigaon for a swim, a police officer said, reported PTI.</p>
<p>While enjoying their outing, two men drowned in the pond, he said.</p>
<p>The police gave the names of the deceased as Pralhad Sahajrao (22) and Sushil Dabale (24), reported PTI.</p>
<h2>Teen drowns in river in Thane district</h2>
<p>In another incident, a 14-year-old boy drowned while swimming with his friends in the Kamwari River in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-three-family-members-acquitted-in-thane-suicide-abetment-case-23529305" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Maharashtra's</a> Thane district, a fire official said on Sunday, reported PTI.</p>
<p>The victim, Suraj Tiwari, was a resident of Bhiwandi town, the official said.</p>
<p>He had ventured into the river along with his friends and drowned, reported PTI.</p>
<p>Local police and firemen launched a search, and the body was recovered on Sunday evening, the official said, reported PTI.</p>
<p>The police have registered a case of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-two-teenage-friends-drown-in-ulhas-river-in-thane-district-23505213" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">accidental death</a>, he added.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Toddler drowns after open drain left unsecured, FIR against contractor</h2>
<p>Meanwhile, a toddler drowned in an open drain allegedly left unsecured by a contractor in Haryana's Nuh district, police said on Monday, reported PTI.</p>
<p>An FIR has been registered against an unidentified contractor after the child's maternal uncle accused them of negligence and ignoring repeated requests to secure the area in Rupaheri village.</p>
<p>The toddler, two-and-a-half-year-old Arsh, was a native of Falsa village in Rajasthan's <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/37-year-old-thane-district-official-drowns-at-beach-in-maharashtras-raigad-23505079" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Khairthal district</a>. He was living with his maternal uncle, Junaid, in Rupaheri village, they said, reported PTI.</p>
<p>According to the complaint filed by Junaid, the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) had dug a drain around two months ago, which was nearly 10 to 12 feet deep, reported PTI.</p>
<p>Despite several requests by villagers to install fencing or a barrier around the site, no preventive measures were taken, he alleged.</p>
<p>After heavy downpour, the drain got filled with water. On July 12, Arsh went missing around 3 pm and following hours of searching, his body was found in the drain around 8.30 pm, police said.</p>
<p>The body was handed over to the family after post-mortem and an investigation is underway, a senior police officer said.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>(With inputs from PTI)</strong></p><p>
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