3 girls drown in pond in Sitamarhi

Sitamarhi: Three girls drowned in a pond in Sitamarhi district on Wednesday, police said. The deceased have been identified as Aarti Kumar (13), Sudha Kumari (9) and Nandini Kumari (8). "The incident took place in the Kanchanpur locality, under Bajpatti police station area on Wednesday when the girls had gone to bathe in the pond in the area," a statement issued by the district police said.
It is suspected that they lost their balance while bathing in the water body, it said. The police reached the spot and fished out the girls from the pond. They were taken to the nearest hospital, where they were declared dead, the statement said. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examinations, and an investigation has been initiated, the police statement added.