2 Children Drown While Taking Bath In River In UP’s Pilibhit

Mumbai: Two children drowned while taking a bath in the Sharda river in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit. The body of the deceased, identified as Mohini (12) and her cousin Aniket (14), was recovered with the help of locals.

Police teams with help of locals recovered the bodies, which were sent for a post-mortem examination.

According to locals, they had gone to the river to take a bath in the morning.

“The locals informed us that Mohini started drowning while taking a bath in the river. On seeing this, Aniket went towards Mohini to save her but couldn’t hold his balance. They drowned in the river,” the SHO said.

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