Two kids drown in Hindon, search ops on

Noida: Two minor boys drowned in the Hindon river in Greater Noida on Friday morning while searches were launched to trace them but to no avail, police said.

The incident took place near the Kakrala village when the children had gone to the river to get some coconuts but drowned in the river, according to officials.

“Some passers-by had alerted the police about the kids’ drowning after which officials of the local Phase 2 police station reached the spot. A team of divers and the NDRF were also roped in for the search which continued throughout the day before being discontinued in the evening,” a police officer said.

The search for the missing children would be resumed Saturday morning and a steamer has also been roped in for the operation, the officer added.