Two minors drown in Ganga

While taking a bath in Ganga two children named Pushpendra and Pappi slipped into deep water and drowned. Later, their bodies were fished out by the locals.

Fatehpur (Uttar Pradesh): Two children drowned in the Ganga river while taking a bath in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place at Ladhaura village in Hussainganj area on Tuesday, they said.

The children, who were identified as Pushpendra (10) and Pappi (9), slipped into deep water while bathing in the river and drowned, Station House Officer (SHO), Hussainganj, Nishikant Rai said.

Their bodies were fished out by the locals, he said.

(PTI report)