Gorakhpur, May 29 -- The bodies of three young girls who drowned while bathing in the Rapti River were recovered on Wednesday afternoon by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and local police. The drowning took place on Tuesday in the Campierganj police station area of Gorakhpur. The victims have been identified as Arfeen,16, and Sabreen ,14, who were sisters, and their cousin Naziya,12. Autorities said they had gone to the riverbed to collect clay for plastering the walls of their house ahead of the Bakrid festival. After collecting the clay, they decided to take a bath in the river. However, they ventured too deep into the water, leading to the tragic drowning. Circle officer Gaurav Kumar Tripathi stated that recent moderate rainfall had increased the river's current, contributing to the incident. htc...