Uttar Pradesh: At Least 4 Sisters Drown While Taking Bath in River

Balrampur: At least four minor sisters, including a seven-year-old, drowned in a river Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur while taking a bath on Monday. A senior police official confirmed the reports saying that the bodies of all the four deceased were retrieved from the river and were shifted to the mortuary of a nearby hospital for post mortem.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Keshav Kumar said Kalu Bankat village resident Raju's daughters Reshma (13), Afsana (11), Guddi (9) and Lalli were at their maternal uncle's home in Rehra Bazar police station area for Eid-ul-Azha celebrations before they went to the Kuano river in the evening.

They were taking a bath in the river and ventured into the deep waters, Kumar said, adding that villagers alerted by their screams rushed to rescue them but failed.

Their bodies were pulled out of the water with the help of local people, the SP said.