Two men drowned while bathing in a pond in Gurugram's Bajghera village on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. The victims were identified as Ranjeet Rai, 48, a resident of Vaishali, Bihar, and Mahendra Pal, 34, a resident of Bijwasan, Delhi. Both worked at a timber warehouse in Gurugram.
Incident Timeline and Rescue Operation
The two men arrived at the pond around 3 pm on Wednesday. After sitting on the bank for some time, they entered the water to bathe. Preliminary investigations revealed that while bathing, Mahendra Pal wandered into a deeper section of the pond, slipped, and began to drown. Ranjeet Rai, who had already stepped out of the water, jumped back in after seeing Mahendra struggling in an attempt to save him. It is believed that neither of them knew how to swim.
After receiving information about the incident, the Bajghera police and a State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team arrived at the scene. Mahendra Pal's body was recovered from the pond within about an hour, whereas a search operation lasting several hours was required to locate Ranjeet Rai's body. A senior police officer said that the second body was recovered following an extensive search operation assisted by the fire department.
Post-Mortem and Legal Proceedings
The bodies were taken to the civil hospital, where doctors declared them dead. The bodies were sent to the mortuary for post-mortem examinations. So far, the relatives of the deceased have not raised any suspicion. Further legal action will be taken based on the statements of the relatives and any written complaint, said the spokesperson for Gurugram police.
