THANE: A 24-year-old specially-abled youth, who was studying and staying at a residential education facility run by an NGO in Ghodbunder, allegedly drowned in the water tank of a terraced house on Wednesday evening. Kasarvadavli police have filed an Accidental Death Report (ADR) in connection with the incident and are conducting further investigation.

According to the police, they received a call reporting that a man was found in a water tank. Arriving at the scene, they took over the body and sent it for autopsy.

“The NGO in question works for special children, providing both education and shelter. The boy died of drowning and we filed an accidental death report. We are investigating to determine if any negligence was involved. Statements of NGO authorities and residents are being recorded,” said an officer of the Kasarvadavli police station.

The parents of the deceased live in Dombivli and he lived in the building for the last two years.