Bihar: 4 Minor Girls Drown After Moving Into Deeper Pond Section During Jitiya Festival
Four minor girls drowned while bathing in a pond during Jiutiya festival observances in Bankat village under Paharpur police station in Bihar’s East Champaran district on Friday, police and local reports said. The incident took place as women and girls had gathered at the pond for the festival ritual.
Four minor girls drowned while bathing in a pond during Jiutiya festival observances in Bankat village under Paharpur police station in Bihar’s East Champaran district on Friday, police and local reports said. The incident took place as women and girls had gathered at the pond for the festival ritual. According to reports, the four girls entered deeper water while bathing and began to struggle. On hearing the commotion, villagers rushed to the spot and pulled them out of the pond. Pune School Picnic Turns Tragic as 8 Students Drown at Maharashtra’s Diveagar Beach.
The girls were taken to the Community Health Centre in Paharpur, where doctors declared them dead. The deceased have been identified as 13-year-old Sonamati and 10-year-old Phulmati, both daughters of Pramod Mahto; 10-year-old Sonali Kumari, daughter of Virendra Mahto; and 12-year-old Pratima Kumari, daughter of Achhelal Paswan, according to local reports.
Following the incident, Paharpur police reached the village and began the necessary formalities. The bodies were sent to Motihari for post-mortem examinations, reports said. The incident has left Bankat village mourning as the deaths occurred during Jiutiya, a festival observed by women with rituals that include bathing in water bodies. The latest incident also comes amid renewed attention on drowning accidents involving children in Bihar and other parts of the country.
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