Hyderabad: Class X student drowns in pool

Hyderabad: A Class X student drowned in a swimming pool in Errakunta on Monday. Md Shoaib, who did not know swimming, entered the pool along with his friends possibly for the first time. Other swimmers rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him ‘brought dead’.

Police said they have registered a case of negligence against the pool management. Md Shoaib was a resident of Asif Nagar, and studied in a private school in Mehdipatnam. On Monday night, around 7.30pm, he along with three of his friends went to the 'Al Dayani' Swimming pool in near Pahadishareef, according to police.

While his friends knew swimming, Shoaib went to the pool out of curiosity. There were a few others at the pool. “All the four entered the pool and Shoaib was swimming with the help of a tube, while the other three swam on their own. Suddenly he dro-wned,” said police, quoting an eyewitness.

Police said the pool owners had not taken safety measures and there was no instructor at the pool to monitor the swimmers. There was no first aid facility at the pool. “We are verifying whether the pool has the necessary permissions. We are yet to get at the pool  owner,” sub-inspector Sudhakar said.