Archive · 23 Aug 2026
19-Year-Old Youth Dies After Drowning At Mumbai Talao
A 19-year-old man named Shekhar Harish Rawal went to Banganga Talao in Mumbai.
He entered the water to swim.
Police said he may have misjudged how deep the water was.
He began to drown.
People nearby noticed him and tried to help.
Firefighters, police officers, and civic workers also joined the rescue.
Rawal was taken to a hospital.
Doctors said he had died before he could be admitted, and police are investigating.
Shekhar Harish Rawal, 19, drowned at Banganga Talao in Walkeshwar on Saturday afternoon.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade said the incident occurred around 1:10 p.m.
Police said Rawal entered the water while swimming and allegedly misjudged its depth.
Bystanders and local organisation activists tried to rescue him and provide first aid.
Rawal was taken to Elizabeth Hospital, where doctors declared him dead before admission; police registered an accidental death report.
- Who
- Shekhar Harish Rawal, a 19-year-old youth.
- What
- He drowned while swimming in Banganga Talao and was later declared dead at a hospital.
- When
- Saturday afternoon, at around 1:10 p.m.
- Where
- Banganga Talao in Walkeshwar, South Mumbai; he was taken to Elizabeth Hospital in Malabar Hill.
- Why
- Police said he allegedly misjudged the water’s depth after entering it for swimming; the circumstances are under investigation.
- Deceased
- Shekhar Harish Rawal
- Age
- 19
- Location
- Banganga Talao, Walkeshwar, South Mumbai
- Incident time
- Around 1:10 p.m. on Saturday
- Rescue participants
- Local activists, bystanders, Mumbai Fire Brigade personnel, Malabar Hill police, and civic ward officials
- Hospital
- Elizabeth Hospital, Malabar Hill
- Police action
- An accidental death report was registered; Malabar Hill police are investigating