Pune, November 5: In a tragic incident, five-year-old Yashvardhan Babar, son of former Pimpri-Chinchwad Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Yogesh Babar, drowned in a swimming pool in Andaman and Nicobar Islands where he had gone for picnic with his family.

Mohan Babar, a relative, said, the family had gone to Andaman and Nicobar Islands two days back. ''As per the information, on Monday when Yashvardhan could not be seen for sometime, his parents launched a search for him. Yashvardhan's body was found in the swimming pool where they were staying...We do not know the full details of the incident..The body is being brought to Pimpri-Chinchwad today. The funeral will be held tonight,'' he said.

The Babar family lives in Pradhikaran. Yogesh Babar is the nephew of former Sena MP Gajanan Babar and son of former corporator Madhukar Babar.