India, May 23 -- At least four people, including three minors aged 13, 14 and 17 years, drowned after they were swept away in the Munak Canal in northwest Delhi's Bawana area on Thursday morning after a sudden surge in the water's current. Two of the bodies were recovered by divers in the afternoon, but the search for the other two, brothers aged 17 and 18, continued late into the evening.

While initial reports suggested the boys had entered the canal for a swim, police later clarified it was an accident. One boy is believed to have slipped, prompting the others to jump in to save him. The four were then dragged away by the strong current, said deputy commissioner of police (outer-north) Nidhin Valsan.

The accident took place in the sec...