<p>&nbsp;Two boys drowned after they went for a swim in a water-filled pit at a firing range in Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said.</p>
<p>The incident took place at a firing range in the Vartak Nagar area of the city around 3.30 pm, said Santosh Kadam, chief of the regional disaster management cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation.</p>
<p>Cousins Gautam Walmiki (12) and Nirbhay Chouhan (15) had ventured into the pit for a swim when they drowned unable to gauge its depth, the official said. Teams from the RDMC and fire department rushed to the scene and fished out the bodies following a search operation that lasted two hours, he said.</p>
<p>Gautam was a resident of Shastri Nagar, while his cousin Nirbhay had come to the city for a visit from Uttar Pradesh two days ago, the official said. A case of accidental death has been registered with the Vartak Nagar police station, it was stated.</p>
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The incident took place at a firing range in the Vartak Nagar area of the city around 3.30 pm, said Santosh Kadam, chief of the regional disaster management cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation

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