Chennai: A summer vacation at their relative’s residence in Chennai turned fatal for three young boys, all aged under 15 years, as they drowned in a lake near their uncle’s residence in Kundrathur on Wednesday.
Police said the boys were supposed to return to their village in Salem district on Thursday to report back to school.
The boys were identified as S. Manikandan (15), S. Shakthivel (13) and S. Sanjay (12). About a week ago, the boys had come to their maternal uncle, Siva’s residence in Indra Nagar here with their mother, Anjali.
On Wednesday, the boys went for a swim around noon in the Ayan Lake near Poonthandalam without informing anybody in the house. However, the trio didn’t return home late into the evening after which the mother and relatives began to worry. After scanning the entire neighboured, a relative found the clothes of the boys on the banks of the lake. But, the boys were nowhere to be found.
Rescue personnel were informed about the incident. Meanwhile, locals who ventured into the lake found the boys and fished them out of the water. They were taken to the Chromepet Government General Hospital where they were declared brought dead. Police said that the boys didn’t know swimming and suspect them to have ventured deep into the lake and may have been caught in the slush.
Kundrathur Police registered a case and handed over the bodies to the family members after autopsy. The boys’ parents are casual labourers and the family had come to Chennai about a week ago.
