Five teenagers die of drowning at Dudhala in Amreli

Amreli: Five teenagers died due to drowning in Narayan Sarovar of Dudhala village near Lathi in Amreli district.

The teenagers went to Narayan sarovar to bathe in it at noon and they drowned in the water. The administration had started a search during which the dead bodies of them were found. The five boys namely Vishalbhai Manishbhai Mer (age 16), Namanbhai Ajaybhai Dabhi (age 16), Rahulbhai Pravinbhai Jadav (age 16), Mit Bhaveshbhai Galthiya (age 17), and Hareshbhai Mathurbhai Mori (age 18) died. They were residents of Lathi. The three out of 5 teenagers namely Rahul, Mit and Naman were only sons of their families.

The merchants in Lathi kept their shops closed after 5 pm following the incident. Lathi MLA Virji Thummar has written a letter to CM Bhupendra Patel requesting relief from CM relief fund.