Woman, two sons drown in Balotra
Barmer/Balotra, Feb. 13 -- A 29-year-old woman and her two sons drowned in a water tank in Balotra district, police said on Thursday.
According to police, the incident occurred in Nimba Ki Dhani village under the Gida police station area around 6pm on Wednesday when the woman, identified as Devi, was working in a field. Her two sons- Arjun (6) and Dharmendra (3) -were playing nearby when Arjun accidentally fell into the water tank, police said.
Devi immediately jumped into the tank in an attempt to save him. Her younger son Dharmendra also fell into the tank following his mother. Hearing their screams, the woman's in-laws rushed to the spot and called nearby villagers for help. The three were pulled out of the tank and taken to Gida Hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
Upon receiving information, Gida police reached the spot and shifted the bodies to the hospital mortuary. The woman's parental family has been informed. Gida Station House Officer Dalpat Singh said, "The family has not expressed any suspicion and described the incident as an accident. A case of accidental death has been registered."...
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