Two drowned in a tank of Jawaharnagar

Hyderabad, June 4: Here a picnic atmosphere turned into tragic, while a man and woman were drowned in a tank near a Dargah at Kawkur of Jawaharnagar while another man was saved from the jaws of death on Saturday.

Thr victims are Dharmaraj of Begum Bazar along with his friend Fauzia, 19 of Moghalpura and her sister went to the Dargah in the afternoon. "There, the trio met another couple - Jaffar and Neha," Jawaharnagar Inspector T.S. Umamaheshwara Rao said.

Dharmaraj agreed to Jaffar's suggestion to spend some time in a nearby tank. Jaffar, Dharmaraj, and Fauzia went there on the former's two-wheeler. Later, the other two women were also taken there.None of them knew swimming.

While Jaffar, Dharmaraj, and Fauzia entered the water, the other two women watched from the bank. "After a few minutes splashing in the water, Fauzia slipped into deep waters. Trying to rescue her, Dharmaraj too drowned," the Inspector said.

Jaffar tried to pull them out, but he too drowned in the water. As Neha screamed for help, a passer-by jumped into the water and brought Jaffar out. By then, Dharmaraj and Fauzia had died.