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Four children die after drowning in pit in Uttar Pradesh

Four children drowned in a pit which was used for extracting mud for brick kilns in Manipuri, Uttar Pradesh.

Four children die after drowning in a pit in Uttar Pradesh
Four children die after drowning in a pit in Uttar Pradesh
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Published : Jun 1, 2020, 10:39 AM IST

Manipuri (Uttar Pradesh): In an unfortunate incident, four children died after drowning in a pit in Banepur of Thana Barnahal area of ​​Mainpuri district.

The children had reportedly left their homes early on Sunday morning in order to graze goats. When the children did not return home in the evening, the family members got worried and started searching for them and at some distance outside the village they found the clothes and slippers of the children near a pit. Subsequently, bodies of two children, Sneesh and Suraj, were retrieved .

Two more bodies of children were retrieved late in the night by the police.

The villagers informed that the pit was used for extracting mud for brick kilns which made it deep and was filled by the rain water.

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Manipuri (Uttar Pradesh): In an unfortunate incident, four children died after drowning in a pit in Banepur of Thana Barnahal area of ​​Mainpuri district.

The children had reportedly left their homes early on Sunday morning in order to graze goats. When the children did not return home in the evening, the family members got worried and started searching for them and at some distance outside the village they found the clothes and slippers of the children near a pit. Subsequently, bodies of two children, Sneesh and Suraj, were retrieved .

Two more bodies of children were retrieved late in the night by the police.

The villagers informed that the pit was used for extracting mud for brick kilns which made it deep and was filled by the rain water.

Also read: Two SP workers held for 'missing' posters of Rajnath Singh

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