KANPUR, Nov. 11 -- The bodies of three sisters were recovered from a well in Aari village of Mahoba district late on Monday night, hours after they went missing from their home. Police have launched an investigation into the incident, officials said.

According to police, Ruchi, 10, Diskha, 8, and Pushpa, 6, had gone missing earlier in the day after leaving home along with their elder sister Rekha, 13, to graze cattle. Rekha returned home alone in the afternoon, assuming her younger sisters had already come back. When they failed to return by evening, the family began searching nearby fields and villages before informing the police through Dial 112.

A police team, led by Ajnar station house officer (SHO) Satpal Singh, reached the village...