Bihar: Four girls drown in Dhanayan river in Nalanda

BIHARSHARIF: Four girls drowned in the Dhanayan river under Sarmera police station area in Nalanda district on Tuesday. They were the residents of Qazichak village. The girls were washing clothes and slipped deep into the river.

Sarmera police station house officer Vivek Raj said the deceased were cousins and identified as Sita Kumari (13), daughter of Janardan Mochi, Sarita Kumari (14), the daughter of Krishna Ravidas, Sonum Kumari (14) the daughter of Nawal Mochi and Rakhi Kumari (13), the daughter of Shiv Pujan Ravidas.

Sarmera block development officer Rajeev Kumar and circle officer Shiv Nandan Singh visited the victims’ families.

Nalanda MP Kaushlendra Kumar, who was present at Biharsharif Sadar hospital during the autopsy, assured an ex gratia payment of Rs4 lakh to the next of kins of each deceased.