India News | Uttar Pradesh: Three Children Drown in Hardoi, Police Launch Probe
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Out for playing, three children died after allegedly drowning in a "deep" pit in the middle of a plot in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district, a senior police officer said
Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 22 (ANI) Out for playing, three children died after allegedly drowning in a "deep" pit in the middle of a plot in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district, a senior police officer said.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sadar, Sushil Kumar Mishra, told reporters that the children had gone out to play when the mishap occurred between 5 and 6 PM in a village falling under the jurisdiction of Tariyawan Police Station on Saturday.
Speaking to ANI, SDM Mishra said, "Information was received from a village under Tariyawan Police Station area that three children who were out playing had died by drowning in a pit around 5-6 pm. Upon being alerted, local authorities rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies. The deceased were sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain further details."
"An initial inspection of the area revealed that mining activities had taken place there, leaving behind a deep pit in the middle of a plot. It was in this pit that the children were found drowned," he said, adding that an investigation will be conducted.
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"Post-mortem will be conducted," he added. (ANI)
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