Thane: In a tragic incident in Bhiwandi’s Gorsai village, two brothers drowned while fishing in a small dam on Friday evening. 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 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 villagers. “We rushed to the spot with two fire engines immediately after receiving the call,” said a fire officer from the Bhiwandi fire station.
The rescue operation, conducted jointly by the fire brigade, local villagers, and the Taluka police, continued for over three hours but yielded no results. As night fell, the search was called off and is expected to resume on Saturday morning. The tragic incident has left the local community in deep shock and mourning.
Taluka Police Inspector Harshvardhan Barve confirmed that Sagar had been married just a year ago. Neither of the brothers knew how to swim, he added. Abhijit Khole, the Tahsildar of Bhiwandi, also confirmed that the two had drowned while fishing in the dam.
