Four students drown at two picnic spots in Pune

In two tragic events, two students drowned in Khadakwasla lake, while two others drowned in Pavana dam in Pune, fire brigade officials said on Monday. Wajid Hujurali Sayyed, 18, and Firoz Tajuddin Nadaf, 19, had gone to Khadakwasala lake, a popular destination, along with friends on Sunday. “They didn’t know how to swim. They lost balance as sand started to shift under their feet. Their friends made attempts to pull them out of the water but in vain,” said a fire brigade official. Their bodies were fished out by Sunday evening. In the second incident, Jitesh Pagar, 19, and Aniket Kadam, 20, went to Pavana dam, around 50km from Pune, and went into deep waters. Their bodies could not be recovered till Monday morning.