Four drown in lake

Warangal, Oct 16: Four persons, including two children, drowned in a lake at Gagillapur village of Maddur mandal in Warangal district today. According to reports, the victims had gone for a swim. The deceased are residents of Hyderabad and they were identified as Madhu (14), Praveen (17), Bala Pochaiah (42) and Narsimhulu (40). The victims had came to their relatives home in the village for Dasara vacation. Locals with the help of police retrieved the bodies. A pall of gloom descended over the village due to death of the 4 persons.