Couple Drowned To Death At Dam In Uttar Pradesh’s Banda

Banda: In a tragic incident, a married couple drowned while crossing a check dam when they were returning to their home from work here, police said on Thursday.

According to the police, the incident happened on Wednesday night near Nirahua village in Tindwari area and information about the incident was received on Thursday, they said.

The deceased have been identified as Rajaram (50) and his wife Rajabai (48). 

Police official said that the water was particularly deep leading to the couple's death.

Their bodies were retrieved from the water and sent for post-mortem examination on Thursday, officials said.

Revenue officials have been notified to facilitate financial assistance from the disaster relief fund for the affected family,  they added.

Village Head Shivnayan Singh said the couple came from an extremely impoverished background.

"The husband and wife were returning home after working at the village cow shed. Due to heavy rainfall, the check dam was severely inundated and they drowned while attempting to cross it," police said. 

(With inputs from PTI)