Bahraich, Sept. 21 -- Three young girls drowned while bathing in Bahraich last evening.
The incident occurred around 4:30 PM in Kodri village near Masihabad, under Dehat Kotwali police limits. The victims: cousins Divya (7), Priyanshi (6), and Lakshmi (7), were bathing in the Nasra canal when they drowned.
According to local sources, the canal had recently been deepened using a JCB machine for soil extraction as part of a nearby bridge construction project. Unaware of the increased depth, the children entered the water along with several others. When the three girls began to struggle and disappeared beneath the surface, the other children raised an alarm and ran for help.
Villagers and family members immediately rushed to the spot, and l...