Ghaziabad, April 04:An 18-year-old boy drowned in the upper Ganga canal here when he was taking a bath in it, police said today.
The mishap occurred when Manoj, a Class XII student, went to take the bath in the canal yesterday, they said.
Manoj, staying with his relatives here, was appearing for his Class XII examinations at Hans Inter College in Muradnagar, around 20 km from here.
Professional divers have been roped in to fish the body of Manoj, they said.
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