SaralnamaA 17-year-old boy drowned in Mahadeva Pond in Pavai village, Amrapur, Bihar. Indradev Kumar, a 10th-grade student, was cleaning a Chhath ghat when he slipped into deep water. Locals rescued him and rushed him to Amrapur Referral Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Family members, refusing to accept the news, took him to a private clinic. They later returned to the hospital, where ECG confirmed no heartbeat. Police arrived to calm the situation as relatives accused doctors of negligence. The body was sent for post-mortem to Banka. To prevent such incidents, always have an adult supervise children near water bodies. (Updated 23 Oct 2025, 10:04 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- A 17-year-old boy drowned in Mahadeva Pond in Pavai village, Amrapur, Bihar on 15 Nov 2023
- Indradev Kumar, a 10th-grade student, was cleaning a Chhath ghat when he slipped into deep water
- Locals rescued him and rushed him to Amrapur Referral Hospital, where doctors declared him dead