Two youths drown off Mumbai coast

Malvani police were investigating further, said Dhananjay Kulkarni, spokesperson of Mumbai Police. The group of five friends went to the beach at around 3.30 pm for a swim. Four of them ventured into deep waters, and were pulled away from the shore by the low tide, he said.

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai should ensure that the beach was patrolled, and deploy lifeguards at such accident-prone spots, he said. However, a senior MCGM official said that civic body had taken enough preventive steps. "We have placed a huge sign outside the beach that gives a clear-cut warning. It is really sad that over-enthusiastic youth do not pay heed," he said.