Trying to swim in 150-feet deep Nizamuddin Baoli, 38-year-old drowns

A 38-year-old man named Barkat Mohd Pathan drowned in the 150-feet deep Nizamuddin Baoli on Tuesday evening, a report in the Indian Express said. He went there with his brother and the two took a dive into the Baoli but Barkat never emerged out of the water.

Indian Express quoted R P Meena, DCP (Southeast) saying, “We received a PCR call about a person drowning inside the dargah. A police team rushed to the spot and met Kamil. He told us he and his brother jumped into the baoli but he came out of the water soon as he was scared of drowning. He waited for Barkat to resurface but he drowned.