RAWALPINDI: A youth drowned while taking bath in a lake located on the premises of a private housing society in the Airport police area.

The deceased was identified as Mehtab Danish, 21, a resident of Wah Cantt.

The police have registered a case on the complaint of Mohammad Amir Shahzad.

The complaint said there was no protective wall or any other safety measures around the lake which was a violation of government rules.

Quoting the local residents, he said people regularly used to visit the lake for bathing and fishing. He said due to the lack of protective walls and fencing, the young man drowned in the lake.

He said that the incident happened due to the negligence of the owner of the housing society, the site incharge and others, therefore, legal action should be initiated against them.

Meanwhile, a married woman allegedly committed suicide by consuming poisonous pills apparently due to domestic issued in the limits of Chontra police on Tuesday.

The woman was shifted to Benazir Bhutto Hospital in critical condition where she died. Her body was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital for postmortem.

In another incident, a motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a water bowser truck in Jhanda Chichi.

Published in Dawn, March 25th, 2026