Gurugram, Apr 13 (PTI) An eight-year-old girl drowned, while her two-year-old sister was rescued safely after they fell into a water-filled pit while playing in a field here on Monday afternoon, police said.
According to the police, the incident took place in the Farrukhnagar area when two sisters, Chhabi, 8, and Nidhi, 2, while playing, reached a water pit a short distance away in the field and suddenly fell into it, said police.
After receiving information, their father, Sunil, who was harvesting wheat in the field, immediately pulled them both out, with the help of bystanders. The younger daughter, Nidhi, was rescued safely, while the older daughter, Chhabi, was in critical condition, they said.
People rushed Chhabi to SGT Hospital, where doctors declared her dead, they added.
Sunil, a native of Sitapur district, currently works as a rented labourer in Sultanpur village, they said.
A senior police officer said that the Farukhnagar police station said that the family had not filed any complaint.
“We handed over the body to the family after the postmortem. A further probe is underway”, he added. PTI COR SHS SHS
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