Four children drown in reservoir in Odisha

  • | Tuesday | 21st November, 2017

KORAPUT (ODISHA): Four children, including two girls, drowned in a reservoir in Koraput district of Odisha , police said on Tuesday.The incident took place yesterday when the children were playing near a reservoir adjacent to Paraja Khudupi village in the district, they said.All four of them were aged between 2 and 9 years.Efforts are on to ascertain the circumstances under which the children slipped into the reservoir, said Additional Superintendent of Police (Koraput) V R Rao. We are also trying to ascertain whether it was a case of accident or foulplay," he said.The deceased were identified as Laxmi Bhoi, Susanta Bhoi, Sanjay Bhoi and Sabita Majhi , he added. "A case has been registered and investigation is in progress.

KORAPUT (ODISHA): Four children, including two girls, drowned in a reservoir in Koraput district of Odisha , police said on Tuesday.The incident took place yesterday when the children were playing near a reservoir adjacent to Paraja Khudupi village in the district, they said.All four of them were aged between 2 and 9 years.Efforts are on to ascertain the circumstances under which the children slipped into the reservoir, said Additional Superintendent of Police (Koraput) V R Rao."A case has been registered and investigation is in progress. We are also trying to ascertain whether it was a case of accident or foulplay," he said.The deceased were identified as Laxmi Bhoi, Susanta Bhoi, Sanjay Bhoi and Sabita Majhi , he added.

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