Churachandpur, Mar 24 (PTI) Three children, including two siblings, drowned in a water-filled pit at a construction site near a security forces camp in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Tuesday, officials said.
The children, aged 3 to 5 years, drowned in a nearly four-foot deep pit filled with rainwater, near a security forces training centre at Gangpimual village. The children were playing when they accidentally fell into the pit, a district official said.
The recently dug pit was filled with rainwater, the official said.
The children were rushed to Churachandpur District Hospital but were declared brought dead.
The children were residents of Bezar Veng locality of Gangpimual village. PTI COR RG
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