CHITTOOR: Three children drowned in a rain-filled agricultural pond in Devarajapuram Panchayat, Kuppam mandal, Chittoor district, on Thursday afternoon.
The incident occurred around 3 pm, claiming the lives of Gowthami (7), Shalini (6), and Ashwin (7), all students of a local primary school and children of daily wage labourers.
According to reports, a local farmer had recently dug a pond in his field, which filled with water due to continuous rainfall over the past four days.
The children, unaware of the danger posed by the muddy and slippery base, entered the pond to swim.
Gowthami reportedly began to sink, prompting Shalini and Ashwin to jump in to save her. Tragically, all three were unable to escape and drowned.
Kuppam DSP Parthasarathi rushed to the scene with his team and gathered details from the grieving parents.
Circle Inspector Shankaraiah has registered a case and initiated an investigation.
Local leaders, including KADA PD and TDP representatives, visited the village to console the bereaved families.
The incident has plunged the entire village into mourning.
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