Two Minor Girls Drown in Village Pond in Ganjam Dist

Berhampur: Two minor girls drowned while bathing in a village pond at Sindurpur village in Ganjam district on Sunday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Salini (5), daughter of Satya Naik and Tutsi (6), daughter of Balaram Dakua. Both were from the Sindurpur village. They went to bathe in the village pond and did not return for long.

Later, the searching villagers found their clothes near the pond on the ground. After being informed by the police, fire officiald from Sanakhemundi recahe dteh pond and fished out the bodies of both victims.

Patapur police registered a case of unnatural deaths and sent the bodies for post-mortem.