(Eds: Incorporating two incidents)Jehanabad/Jamui (Bihar), Oct 18 (PTI) Six people todaydrowned in two separate incidents in Jehanabad and Jamuidistricts of Bihar, police said.
In the first incident, three children drowned in apond in Jehanabad district during immersion of an idol.
The incident happened at Rasalpur village whensiblings Suraj Kumar and Jyoti Kumari, and their cousin Ankitaged between 10 and 13 years slipped and fell into deep waterswhile immersing an idol, Kako Block Development Officer,Navkunj Kumar said.
No adults were accompanying the children, he said.
In another incident, three women drowned while washingclothes, police said.
The incident happened at Kevaal village under thejurisdiction of Gidhaur police station in the district, thepolice said.
A 40-year-old woman, Ramvati had gone to a pond towash clothes along with her daughter Sulekha Kumari (18) andanother villager Seema Kumari (18), officer-in-charge ofGidhaur police station, Brajesh Kumar said.
Sulekha tripped and fell into deep waters whilewashing clothes and Seema jumped into the pond to rescue her,Kumar said.
When both began drowning, Ramvati too jumped into thepond in a desperate bid to save the two girls, he said.
However, all of them drowned, he said.
Their bodies were later fished out of the pond by thevillagers, Kumar said.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem. PTI COR NACSBN.
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