Two boys drown in canal in Northwest Delhi

One of the boys was a Class 6 student and the other was in Class 5, police said, adding that both lived in Wazirpur JJ Colony

By: Express News Service

New Delhi | September 1, 2025 05:20 AM IST

Officers also said that the clothes and footwear of the deceased were found on the bank of the canal, suggesting that they had probably gone for a swim (Representative image)

Two boys, aged 11 and 12, drowned in a canal in Northwest Delhi’s Bharat Nagar, police said.

One of the boys was a Class 6 student and the other was in Class 5, police said, adding that both lived in Wazirpur JJ Colony.

“The police control room (PCR) received a call on Saturday regarding the two boys who had allegedly gone missing.” DCP (North West) Bhisham Singh said.

Police said that the caller — the mother of one of the boys — said that her son had been missing since 6 pm on Friday.

“When a police team was scanning the CCTV camera footage, officers were informed that the bodies of two children were spotted floating in a canal near JJ colony in Wazirpur,” DCP Singh said.

Officers also said that the depth of the water in the canal was 15-20 feet.

According to the police, a case has been registered.

“The bodies were recovered with the help of local divers. It was found that they were the missing children,” DCP Singh said.

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An FSL team and other officials examined the site of the incident, police added.

Officers also said that the clothes and footwear of the deceased were found on the bank of the canal, suggesting that they had probably gone for a swim.

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