18 September,2013 02:35 AM IST | | A Correspondent
The deceased were identified as Ashish Dnyanesh Mishra (16) of Khomane Vasti and Anurag Ramesh Sinh (15) from Old Jejuri. They hailed from Uttar Pradesh.
Tragic end: Ashish Mishra
Ashish and Anurag, students of Class X, had visited the lake for a swim afteru00a0school hours.
Tragic end: Anurag Sinh
The incident came to light after Jejuri police officials received a call yesterday afternoon informing them about school bags, uniforms and shoes lying near the lake. A team of officials rushed the spot where the local swimmers fished out the bodies.
Initially, their parents thought the boys had gone to visit Ganesh pandals but eventually lodged a missing compliant after Ashish and Anurag failed to return home on Monday night.