Two teen boys drowned while bathing in the Hooghly near Mousi Ghat in Burrabazar on Sunday
Cops said, the incident unfolded when three minors arrived at the ghat on a rickshaw accompanied by a madrasa resident, Md Gulab Rabbani (38). The incident occurred around 7:00 a.m. when three minor students arrived at Mousi Ghat on a rickshaw van accompanied by a 38-year-old madrasa resident, Md, according to police sources. the two 13-year-olds slipped underwater and went missing Although local efforts managed to rescue Rabbani. Following an alert at 7:35 a.m., a Kolkata Police Disaster Management Group (DMG) team initiated a search operation, retrieving both unconscious bodies around 8:35 a.m. 124 & 125/2026) to complete statutory procedures.
Caught in strong currents, they lost their footing and began to drown. Police confirmed that Islam’s body has been handed over to his family, while Sadique’s body remains at the morgue pending procedural clearance from Maheshtala Police Station. Islam, Sadique, and Rabbani stepped in the river While one boy remained on the bank. Locals rescued Rabbani but the teens slipped underwater and went missing. Gulab Rabbani. Islam, Sadique, and Rabbani entered the river to bathe While one boy remained on the bank. They were suddenly caught in strong currents and began to drown. Emergency responders rushed the victims to Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, where attending doctors declared them brought dead. The North Port Police Station has registered two Unnatural Death cases (UD Case Nos. Inquest and post-mortem examinations have been conducted to determine the exact cause of death. Authorities have renewed warnings to citizens against entering hazardous stretches along the riverbank. Local police have repeatedly cautioned citizens against venturing into hazardous or deep stretches of the river along the city’s ghats and have called for added precautions involving children and teenagers.