Teenager drowns while taking dip in irrigation tank in Mancherial

A teenager drowned in a tank while he was bathing at Andugulapet village in Mandamarri mandal on Friday.

Mancherial: A teenager drowned in a tank while he was bathing at Andugulapet village in Mandamarri mandal on Friday.

Mandamarri Sub-Inspector P Chandrakumar said that Navanandula Praneeth, a school drop-out from Andugulapet was not a swimmer but ventured into water to take a bath.

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His friends Akshay and Mahesh tried to rescue Praneeth, but he drowned. The two initially did not disclose his death fearing consequences, but told his parents when quizzed.