Gumla/Hazaribag, Apr 16 (PTI) Two teenage girls drowned while bathing in a river in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Thursday, police said.
The incident happened in the Basia police station area around 10.30 am, they said.
“Six girls of Shanichar Tola went to the Chutia river. While bathing, two girls went deep into the water and started drowning. Hearing their screams, locals jumped into the river to rescue them,” said SDPO Nazir Khan.
“They were brought out of the river and taken to the Referral Hospital in Basia, but doctors declared them dead,” he added.
The deceased were identified as Kajal Kumari and Deep Shikha Kumari, police said.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination to the Gumla Sadar Hospital, they said.
In another incident, a 21-year-old man drowned while bathing at Ghaghra dam reservoir in Hazaribag district, police said.
The deceased was identified as Subodh Kumar, who went to the dam with his five friends, they said.
His body has been sent to Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem examination, they added. PTI COR SAN SAN SOM
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