When revelry turned sour

Eight people drowned in central Gujarat in four different incidents including six from Vadodara district and two from Dahod.
Jaysinh Barad (19) of Pipodara village drowned in canal near Kamrej Sugar factory in Surat district.
In Rajkot, a 10-year-old boy had gone to a small pond near Aji Dam with his friends after Holi festivities. However, he slipped in the water and drowned.
Six persons from Vadodara drowned in the Narmada and Mahisagar rivers on the day of Dhuleti in three different incidents.
These included four residents of Harni-Warasiya Ring Road in the city who drowned in the Narmada River at Poicha.
Sachin Bariya (20), Sanjay Bariya (22), Rahul Jaiswal (18) and Rahul Machhi (16) had gone to take a dip in the Narmada river after playing Holi when they were swept away.
They had gone to visit the Nilkanthdham Swaminarayan Mandir near Poicha.
In another incident, Nilesh Makwana died after he drowned in Mahisagar while taking a dip near a temple at Ankodia in Vadodara district.
Although Nilesh was accompanied by his family, he was the only one who went into the river.
Twenty-year-old Chirag Makwana, a Gorwa resident, also drowned in the Mahisagar River near Vasad Bridge.
In Dahod district, two persons died in the Ramsagar pond in the Jhalod town on Thursday afternoon. The deceased had gone to the pond for a bath after playing Holi.