Three drown in Ganga while taking holy dip

Agra: Three youth drowned in Ganga river at Panchal Ghat of Farrukhabad district. Hailing from neighbouring district Shahjhanpur, the victim drove to ghat for holy dip on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as Pradeep Yadav (18), Vishal Yadav (28) and Pramender Yadav (18). Their fourth friend Umesh Singh who came for dip survived after a local boatman Pintu dragged him out of the river.
City magistrate Ashok Arya said, “The four hailed from Bilsiadaulatpur village and had come for a holy dip, but three got dragged into the strong current of the river and drowned.Their bodies were recovered and sent for autopsy.”