Biparjoy claims four as teens drown off Juhu

Updated On: 13 June, 2023 07:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania

With cops blocking all entries due to cyclone, group of 8 teens sneak in from BMC garden at Juhu Koliwada

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A rescue team at Juhu beach, near Juhu Koliwada, on Monday evening. Pic/Satej Shinde

Four teenagers drowned on Monday after a group of eight friends decided to go for a swim in the big waves caused by Cyclone Biparjoy. Four others managed to come out to safety, but the parents of two of them believe they are hiding due to fear. A fisherman, who helped rescue one teenager, said they got in from the BMC garden at Juhu Koliwada.

The search operation is still underway, said police. The teenagers who drowned are Jay Roshan Tajbariya, 15, Manish Yogesh Oganiya, 12, Shubham Yogesh Oganiya, 15, Dharmesh Valji Faujiya, 16. They are all residents of Datta Mandir at Vakola, Santacruz East. The Santacruz police blocked the entire Juhu beach on Monday after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounded a Yellow alert for Mumbai and Thane in view of Cyclone Biparjoy.

Mumbai police officers and lifeguards attempt to prevent people from venturing into the water at Juhu beach, on Monday. Pic/Satej Shinde