PNS
Dhanbad
Three children drowned in a pond in Ranglitand village under Topchanchi police station area of Dhanbad district on Friday, turning the festive occasion of Raksha Bandhan into a tragedy.
The deceased include two girls and a boy. According to local residents, the three children — Rujhjhal, Kundri and Abha — had gone to a nearby pond to bathe as usual.
During bathing, one of the girls reportedly ventured into the deeper part of the pond and began drowning. The other two children tried to rescue her but also lost their balance and slipped into the deep water. All three subsequently drowned.
On receiving information about the incident, local residents rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. After considerable effort, the villagers pulled the three children out of the pond and took them to Shaheed Nirmal Mahato Medical College and Hospital in Dhanbad.
Doctors examined the children and declared all three dead.
The incident cast a pall of gloom over Ranglitand village, with the bereaved families and local residents mourning the deaths on the festival day.