Dumka, May 30 (PTI) Two cousin sisters, including a minor, drowned in a river in Jharkhand's Dumka district on Friday, a police officer said.

The deceased, identified as Puja Gorai (16) and Uma Bharti (20), were maternal cousins.

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The incident took place in Gandrakpur village when they slipped while bathing, the officer said.

They were taken to a hospital in Dumka, where doctors declared them dead, he added.

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