Hyderabad: 16-year-old drowns in swimming pool

Hyderabad: A 16-year-old drowned in a swimming pool on Thursday afternoon under the Medipally police station limits. The cops booked a case of death due to negligence against swimming pool owner Naveen Reddy.

According Medipally inspector Anji Reddy, the victim, Bagawan Bai, hailing from Rajasthan, came to the city to watch a cricket match at Kachivani Singaram, Medipally. After the match he went to the pool and jumped in though he did not know swimming. The incident came to notice when others informed the pool staff. The Medipally police registered a case under Section 304(A) on Naveen Reddy and investigations are underway, the inspector said.