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Tragedy Strikes Bihar: Nine Children Drown in Three Days Across Three Districts
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News18•04-10-2026, 19:00
Tragedy Strikes Bihar: Nine Children Drown in Three Days Across Three Districts
- •Nine children, including four girls, drowned in Siwan, Gopalganj, and East Champaran districts of Bihar over three days.
- •Two 13-year-old boys, Aditya Kumar and Sagar Kumar, drowned in the Daha River in Gopalganj during the Jitiya festival.
- •12-year-old Manita Kumari drowned in the Tilawe River in East Champaran; two other girls were rescued.
- •Three youths, Shamir Alam (17), Shakeel Ansari (17), and Yashraj (16), drowned in Khadwa Canal in East Champaran while celebrating a birthday.
- •Three girls, Anshu Kumari (14), Anisha Kumari (16), and Anjali Kumari (16), drowned in a pond in Siwan when two attempted to rescue the third.
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At least nine children, including four girls, drowned across the Siwan, Gopalganj, and East Champaran districts of Bihar over a three-day period.
The incidents occurred during 'Jitiya', a regional festival where mothers pray for the long life and prosperity of their children.
The next of kin of the deceased boys have been provided cheques under the Disaster Management Department’s assistance scheme.
