Mumbai, June 21 -- Two brothers were drowned while fishing in a small dam located at Gorsai village in Bhiwandi district of Maharashtra. The rescue operation is going on but yielded no results, officials said here on Saturday.
The victims have been identified as Sagar Dhumal (35) and Akshay Dhumal, alias Chhotya (30), both residents of Gorsai.
According to officials, the incident occurred on Friday at a dam connected to the Kamvari river. The brothers had gone fishing when Akshay accidentally slipped and fell into the water. In an attempt to rescue him, his elder brother Sagar jumped in, but sadly, both drowned, as per police suspicion.
The Bhiwandi fire brigade launched a search operation at around 5:10 PM after being alerted by local v...