Live
- 23 weapons seized in the wake of elections: District SP Gaikwad
- Parvathipuram: Calls to protect spirit of democracy
- Congress’ ‘Ghar Wapsi’ strengthening party at grassroot level: Jagga Reddy
- Cops to look into role of politicos in phone-tapping case
- ‘Basti plan’ must be implemented: Ronald Rose
- Visakhapatnam: TDP Bheemili MLA says people in need of change
- Voting is not only right but also responsibility, says AP CEO
- ECI censures Minister Konda Surekha
- PM Modi must read Congress manifesto first
- DCA carries out series of raids, seizes drugs
Bihar: Six drown while offering prayers on Kartik Purnima
According to a member of a bereaved kin, two teenagers drowned in a lake near a temple in Kowakol area of Nawada district, while one man named Avinash Kumar (40), who went to rescue them also died.
As many as six people, including five children and a man, drowned in Bihar on Tuesday as they went to take a hold dip on the occasion of Kartik Purnima festival.
According to a member of a bereaved kin, two teenagers drowned in a lake near a temple in Kowakol area of Nawada district, while one man named Avinash Kumar (40), who went to rescue them also died.
"The children had jumped into the river to take a dip but they did not know how to swim, so Avinash also jumped in the water to try and rescue them but he could not," a family member said.
The other two deceased have been identified as Anuradha (18) and Shilpi (18).
In another incident, three children drowned in Sakri river in Pavapuri area in Nalanda district.
All six bodies have been recovered and sent to district hospitals.
