Boat joyride drowns two persons in Nagpur lake

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Two persons drowned in a lake in Parseoni in Nagpur after climbing on to a boat they found at the water body, a police official said on Friday.

The incident took place on Thursday afternoon and the deceased have been identified as cousins Bhavani Jangid (24) and Pankaj Jangid (22), the Parseoni police station official said.

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"The two were passing by Bareja Panch Committee lake on a motorcycle when they spotted a boat. They climbed on to it but it soon capsized. Their bodies were fished out later in the evening by divers," he added.

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