Three children drown in Nalgonda

Nalgonda: Three children were drowned in a water pond at the Vachyathanda of Damercharla mandal in the district on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as two sisters Lavuri Manjula and Lavuri Sandhya and another girl Manjula, a resident of the same thanda. According to reports, the three children, reached the outskirts of the thanda for cattle grazing after school hours. As they became thirsty, they decided to drink water at Bapanakunta located nearby.

While drinking water in the pond, one of the girls slipped into the pond. On hearing her screams, other girls who tried to save her were also drowned in the water.

The elders of the deceased children fished out the bodies of the children after a frantic search. A pall of gloom descended on the thanda.