A group of unidentified boys from Itmad-ud-Daula locality in Agra were caught on camera jumping off a bridge on the Yamuna river. The video went viral on on social media.
There were four boys, aged between 9-12 years, risked their lives by lining up on 20 feet iron grill fence on over 40 feet high bridge on national highway-II (NH-2) and dodge death by jumping into the river. Watch the shocking footage here.
Teenagers Deadly Stunt Over Yamuna River:
Deputy superintendent of police and circle office of Chatta, Bijendra Singh Tyagi, said, “It is the responsibility of parents to ensure that their children do not perform such stunt or swim in the river which has taken so many lives in past.”
“At present, we have not deployed any men to keep a tab on the ‘water works bridge’ for such incidents, as there is already 20 feet high fence over the bridge, to prevent people and children from jumping into the river.” he added.
Fortunately, none of the teenagers were got injured. As per the conservative estimate, in Agra over 100 people, mostly teenagers, have died in various water bodies in the district in last 20 months. Major casualties were reported from Yamuna River.
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