Chandauli (UP), May 26 -- Two sisters were feared drowned while taking bath in the Narayanpur Pump Canal in Alinagar area of Chandauli district here in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, police sources said here.
Police sources said that Anita (14) and her sister Sangeeta (9), both residents of Alinagar Ward number 3, went to bathe in the canal near Mahewa village on Monday afternoon. "According to eyewitnesses, while bathing, Sangeeta's foot slipped and she started drowning in the deep water. To save her, her elder sister Anita also went into the water," they said.
Police sources said that due to excessive water in the canal, no one could muster the courage to go into the water. "On receiving information the police reached the spot on information...