Begusarai: Two 18-year-old youths drowned in the swollen Ganga near the Chechiyahi embankment in Begusarai on Thursday while trying to retrieve a bicycle swept away by the strong current. The victims were identified as Amit Kumar and Sohan Kumar, residents of Panchveer panchayat under Sahebpur Kamal police station area.According to police, the two were related as uncle and nephew. Balia SHO Shailendra Kumar said the youths had gone to the embankment area to bathe in the floodwaters of the Ganga. While washing their bicycle, it slipped into the river and was carried away by the current. The duo jumped into the water in an attempt to recover it but were swept away.Locals tried to rescue them but could not succeed. Divers later recovered their bodies from the river. Family members said both Amit and Sohan had passed the matric examination this year.
