Chennai, May 21 -- Three children were drowned in a river while having a bath at Arasur village in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday evening.

Police said the deceased were identified as Sivasankari (18), her younger sister Abhinaya (14) and Rajesh (13).

While Sivasankar and Abhinaya were daughters of Palani, Rajesh was the son of Rajendran.

All the three hailed from Arasur village.

Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed deep anguish and grief over their deaths and announced a solatium of Rs three each to their parents from the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund. UNI GV 2130

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