India News | Three Children Drown in Open Well

Raisen (MP), Jul 21 (PTI) Three children, including two brothers, drowned in an open well sans a protective wall while taking a bath in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district on Sunday, police said.

The incident occurred at Belana village, some 60 km from the Raisen district headquarters, Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Alok Shrivastava said.

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The deceased are identified as Sohel (7), his brother Sumit (8), and one Uma (10), he said, adding that the well was dug recently and it didn't have a parapet.

The deceased belonged to the same family, he added.

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Another girl, who was accompanying the three children, informed their family members about the incident, the SDOP said.

Police have registered a case and launched an investigation.

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