Hyderabad: Class X student drowns in quarry pit at Adibatla

A 16-year-old class ten student accidentally drowned in a quarry pit filled with water at Kurmalguda in Adibatla on the city outskirts

Hyderabad: A 16-year-old class ten student accidentally drowned in a quarry pit filled with water at Kurmalguda in Adibatla on the city outskirts on Thursday late evening. His body was retrieved on Friday.

The victim, a resident of Champapet and student of the government school, went to the pond along with his friends to celebrate the birthday of one of them, when the incident occurred.

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Police said though the teenager did not know swimming, he got into the water to swim, and accidentally drowned.

A case was booked.