A 21-year-old man drowned while swimming in the Pankhanda Dam in Thane on Monday evening. The victim, identified as Tejas Dughwade, was a resident of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in Aurangabad. He had come to Ovala in Thane to visit relatives.
The incident occurred around 5:52 p.m. at Pankhanda Dam in Pabkhada village, Ovala. According to the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation, Tejas had entered the water for a swim when he misjudged the depth and drowned.
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An Accidental Death Report (ADR) has been registered at Kasarvadavali police station, and further investigation is underway.
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