Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath mourned the demise of four children, belonging to one family, in a drowning incident in Lalitpur and asked the district administration to provide financial help to the aggrieved family.
Adityanath on Tuesday expressed his condolences to the grief-stricken family.
Four children between seven to 14 years of age belonging to a family, were found dead in a village that comes under the jurisdiction of Purakalan police station.
The police team had reached the check dam and carried out a rescue operation. The children were then sent to the community health centre where they were declared brought dead.
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The victim's family have alleged that the children were murdered by their kin who live in the same village over a land dispute.
The police have registered a case in connection with the incident. Further investigation is underway.
ANI
