In a freak mishap, two youngsters met their watery grave in a bid to make sensational reel of diving into Narmada river from old bridge of Tilwara, on Sunday morning. The deceased have been identified as Ankur Goswami (23), resident of Shanti Nagar in Paraswara and Neeraj Chakrawarty (22), resident of Lalbaba area. According to Tilwara police, receiving the information about drowning of a boy in river Narmada at Tilwaraghat. Acting promptly on the information, police reached the spot and learnt that two boys had dived into the river from old bridge but went missing in the river. Police with the help of local divers and boatmen started a search operation into the river.

 

Continuing a thorough search, divers managed to find the body of Ankur Goswamy after two hours of the incident and body of Neeraj Chakrawarty was found after 3-4 hours of the incident. Police sent the bodies for post-mortem after conducting Panchnama at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College and Hospital. Tilwara police informed that in prima facie of the investigation, they learnt that three friends named Ankur Giri Goswamy, Neeraj Chakrawarty and Anurag Goswamy reached on old bridge of Narmada river in Tilwara. Ankur Goswamy and Neeraj Chakrawarty dived into the river for making a reel but they could not manage to swim out from the river. Tilwara police have registered intimation while further investigations are underway to ascertain reason behind the tragic incident.