3 booked for drowning 18yo in Sambhal pool

Bareilly: Police registered an FIR against three persons and a few unidentified youths after a CCTV footage allegedly showed an 18-year-old being drowned by his cousin in an illegal swimming pool in Salarpur Kalan village under Nakhasa police station of UP’s Sambhal district.Police said Sohil had gone to the pool with his cousin around 1 pm on Monday when the incident took place. The footage purportedly shows the accused holding Sohil underwater for nearly two minutes while repeatedly looking around. Sohil briefly resurfaced and attempted to swim to safety before sinking again.His body was later found at the bottom of the pool after another swimmer accidentally struck it with his feet.Sohil’s family, residents of Pipli Rampur Milak village, became suspicious after bringing the body home, as he knew how to swim. They later reviewed the CCTV footage, which allegedly revealed the drowning by force.ASP (North) Kuldeep Singh said, “The family refused to file a complaint and also refused a post-mortem of the child. Police, on their own behalf, registered an FIR against three persons, including the pool owner, Haji Maqsood, his sons Wasid Khan and Mohammad Owais, and unidentified youths. Further investigation is underway.”