Hyderabad, March 9: Holi revelry claimed three lives in the city on Thursday. Two youth drowned in different water bodies, while another young man died in a road mishap.
At around noon, after playing Holi, P Ravi, 21, along with his friends Yadagiri and Ramesh went to bathe in Suryanarayana cheruvu in Godumakunta near Keesara, police said.
"The trio entered the lake and Ravi was walking behind his friends. After a few minutes, Yadagiri and Ramesh turned around and found Ravi had disappeared. After making a futile search, they informed police,'' Keesara sub-inspector Saideshwar said.
Police said Ravi, who was into charcoal business, drowned at a location where the lakebed was slushy. He was a native of Amalapuram, but was staying in Godumakunta.
In a similar incident, Kalifa, 25, entered the Katamaisamma lake near Dundigal, but drowned. Kalifa went into the water body along with his friend Pandu after playing Holi. Kalifa, a resident of Suraram, was from Tamil Nadu.
In the third incident, a 23-year-old person died after the two-wheeler on which he was moving rammed into a pole on Nizam Shahi Road in the wee hours of Thursday.
At around 5.30 am, D Suresh and his friend Javed were returning to their residence in Borabanda after a Holi party with their friends in Aliabad on Wednesday night when the incident happened, the Begumbazar police.
"Javed, who was riding, lost control over the bike and crashed into a pole opposite Andhra Bank on Nizam Shahi Road. Javed escaped with minor injuries, but Suresh suffered severe head injuries. He succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment,'' the Begumbazar police said. Suresh was a businessman, while Javed is an auto driver.
"The duo attended a booze party to celebrate Holi in Aliabad. We suspect that both were in an inebriated condition at the time of the accident." police said. A case was registered against Javed under section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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