THREE GIRLS MET THEIR WATERY GRAVE

THREE GIRLS MET THEIR WATERY GRAVE

16-JULY-ENG 9

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

BHABHUA--------------------------Five girls who had gone out to graze goats in Sakrauli village of Mohaniya block got drenched in a light shower of rain. After which they went to the pond east of the village to bathe. All the five girls were bathing, out of which three girls started drowning while bathing. After this, when two girls who were bathing on the banks of the pond saw them drowning, they reached the village screaming and created a ruckus. By the time the villagers came running and took those children out, all three had died.

After the incident, there was a lot of screaming in the whole village. The Mohaniya police was informed about it. The police reached on information and took action and sent the body to Sadar Hospital Bhabua for post-mortem. The three girls are being identified as Usha Kumari, 11-year-old daughter of Jeetan Ram, Mahima Kumari, 10-year-old daughter of Bhorik Ram and Sunita Kumari, 10-year-old daughter of late Surendra Pasi. Dinesh Kumar and Kamlesh Chauhan of Sakrauli informed that five girls had gone out to graze goats. Three girls drowned while bathing and died. After the incident, Mohania police came to the spot. The bodies were sent to Bhabua for postmortem. District Council member of Mohania, Geeta Pasi said that three girls who had gone to bathe in Sakrauli died by drowning. After the incident, Mohania police reached the spot and is taking further action. But the villagers called the zonal officer several times but he did not even receive the call, which is inappropriate. Mohania police station in-charge Priyash Priyadarshi said that three girls died by drowning in the pond. On receiving the information, the police went to the spot. The bodies of all three have been sent to Sadar Hospital Bhabua for postmortem.