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National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conduct a search operation in the Yamuna after four minors were feared drowned while bathing near Hiranki village and being swept away by the river's strong current. (Source: Express Archives)
Four minors are feared to have drowned after they were swept away by the current of the Yamuna while bathing near Hiranki village in outer north Delhi’s Alipur area on Sunday evening. Police said five minors had entered the river, but one managed to raise an alarm after the others were caught in the current and went missing. A joint search operation involving the NDRF, DDMA, Delhi Fire Services and local police continued for the second day on Monday. No bodies had been recovered till the latest reports, officials said.
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