Two youths today drowned in the Chambal river near here.
Five boys from Rudhavali village had taken their cattle to the riverside for grazing. Leaving the cattle on the shore, they entered the river to beat the heat, Mahua police station's head constable Badan Singh said.
Rinku Tomar (18) and Pappu Khan (13) drowned while swimming. The locals rescued Rohit (17), Golu (19) and Badda Tomar (20), he added.
The bodies of the two deceased youths were fished out and sent for postmortem.
