Latest News | Two Children Drown in Strong River Currents in UP's Bahraich

Bahraich (UP), Sep 22 (PTI) A 11-year-old boy and his younger cousin drowned while they were taking a bath in a drain linked to the Ghaghra river here on Sunday afternoon, police said.

The incident took place in the Motipur police station area in Bahraich district, they said.

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According to the police, Dharmendra, a resident of Lakhimpur district, had come to his maternal grandmother's house in Mangaudhiya village here.

On Sunday afternoon, he and his cousin Rinki (10) went out to bathe in a nullah (drain) linked to the Ghaghra river on the outskirts of the village, they said.

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The duo drowned in strong water currents and their bodies were found floating after some time, the police said.

Sub-Inspector Dinesh Singh said the bodies were fished out by divers and sent for postmortem.

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