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  Metros   Kolkata  29 May 2017  Fun turns to tragedy: 2 teenagers drown at Mandarmoni

Fun turns to tragedy: 2 teenagers drown at Mandarmoni

THE ASIAN AGE.
Published : May 29, 2017, 1:31 am IST
Updated : May 29, 2017, 1:31 am IST

The deceased were Shubham Agarwal and Mahesh Bhaiya. Both were 19-years-old.

Family members of the two deceased however came to know about the incident when the cops of the Mandarmoni Coastal police station informed them. (Photo: File)
 Family members of the two deceased however came to know about the incident when the cops of the Mandarmoni Coastal police station informed them. (Photo: File)

Kolkata: Two teenaged boys from Golabari, Howrah, died after they drowned in the sea at Mandarmoni on Sunday. The deceased were Shubham Agarwal and Mahesh Bhaiya. Both were 19-years-old. While Subham was a resident of Ramlal Mukherjee Road, Mahesh stayed at Mahadeb Ghosh Road.

Shubham was student at a private college in Bhowanipore. Fishermen recovered them in unconscious states after they drowned while bathing in high tide at around 7.30 am.

Shubham and Mahesh were rushed to Contai Sub-Division Hospital where they were declared brought dead. The two bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

Family members of the two deceased however came to know about the incident when the cops of the Mandarmoni Coastal police station informed them. Shubham and Mahesh left for Mandarmoni late on Saturday night, keeping their families in dark about their trip.

Shubham had told his family that he was going to spend the night at Mahesh’s place, according to sources. They were accompanied by their two friends Harshit Singh and Himangshu Sharma who are also from Howrah. The quartet reached the psot at around 4.30 am. When Shubham and Mahesh went to take dip in the sea, Harshit was standing on the beach while Himangshu had gone to have breakfast.

Tags: post-mortem, mandarmoni, contai sub-division hospital
Location: India, West Bengal, Calcutta [Kolkata]