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Four Drown in Sone River in Bihar's Bhojpur District
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News18•17-10-2026, 23:15
Four Drown in Sone River in Bihar's Bhojpur District
- •Four people including three minors tragically drowned in the Sone river in Bihar's Bhojpur district on Saturday.
- •The victims were identified as Akash Kumar, Prem Kumar, Siddhant Kumar, and Sudhir Kumar who attempted to rescue the children.
- •The incident occurred at Tirthkaul ghat under the Sandesh police station jurisdiction while the boys were bathing.
- •Bodies of all four victims were recovered by the State Disaster Relief Force and sent for postmortem examinations.
- •Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of the deceased.
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Four people, including three minors, drowned in the Sone river at Tirthkaul ghat under the Sandesh police station jurisdiction. Three boys drowned while bathing, and a man who jumped into the water to rescue them also lost his life.
The deceased were identified as 15-year-old Akash Kumar, 10-year-old Prem Kumar, 16-year-old Siddhant Kumar, and 25-year-old Sudhir Kumar, who had attempted to save the children.
Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin of those who drowned in the Sone river incident.
