Overview
- Aniket, 9, and Krishan Kumar, 13, died after entering the Haiderpur Canal near Shalimar Bagh on Sunday, with a PCR call logged at 10:17 pm and doctors declaring them dead at BJRM Hospital.
- Both children lived in a jhuggi cluster near the Ayurvedic Hospital, and police said their fathers were away at work when the boys went unsupervised to the water.
- Investigators say the canal deaths appear prima facie accidental, and officers are recording statements to reconstruct events.
- Days earlier, a 14-year-old boy drowned in Yamuna floodwater near Shastri Park while fishing with friends; NDRF helped recover him and he was declared brought dead at JPC Hospital.
- A separate recovery of a 45-year-old milkman from Garhi Mendu brings the week’s tally to four, with police flagging the Yamuna stretch near Shastri Park as especially risky during the monsoon.