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Couple Drowns in Haryana Water Tank Following Domestic Dispute
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News18•17-10-2026, 16:30
Couple Drowns in Haryana Water Tank Following Domestic Dispute
- •A married couple tragically drowned in a waterworks tank in Haryana's Hisar district following an alleged domestic dispute.
- •The incident occurred on Friday evening when 30-year-old Sunita jumped into the tank with her two-and-a-half-year-old child.
- •Rajkumar, 32, jumped into the water in an attempt to save his family members.
- •Quick-thinking villagers and local workers managed to pull the toddler out of the water, saving his life.
- •The couple was rushed to the hospital where they were declared dead, while the child remains in stable condition.
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A married couple, 32-year-old Rajkumar and his 30-year-old wife Sunita, drowned in a waterworks tank in Haryana's Hisar district following an incident linked to a domestic dispute.
Sunita had jumped into the waterworks tank with their two-and-a-half-year-old child, and Rajkumar jumped in to save them. Two young men working nearby managed to pull the child out alive, and he was later taken to a private hospital where he is stable.
The couple was retrieved from the tank and rushed to the Community Health Centre-cum-Sub-Divisional Civil Hospital in Barwala, where doctors declared both of them dead.
