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Tragedy in Murshidabad: Two Children Drown While Playing, Casting Shadow of Grief
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News18•01-10-2026, 17:22
Tragedy in Murshidabad: Two Children Drown While Playing, Casting Shadow of Grief
- •Two children tragically drowned in separate incidents in Bharatpur and Salar areas of Murshidabad while playing.
- •Two-year-old Arjun Mandal drowned in a pond in Ruha village under Bharatpur police station.
- •The body of six-year-old Pritam Das was recovered from a pond in Salu village under Salar police station.
- •Police sent both bodies to Kandi Sub-Divisional Hospital morgue for post-mortem.
- •The tragic deaths of young children in two separate locations on the same day have created an atmosphere of grief.
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The children who tragically drowned in separate incidents in Murshidabad were two-year-old Arjun Mandal from Ruha village and six-year-old Pritam Das from Salu village.
The incidents occurred within the jurisdiction of the Bharatpur and Salar police stations, where the children accidentally fell into ponds near their homes while playing.
The bodies of both children were sent to the Kandi Sub-Divisional Hospital morgue for post-mortem examinations before being handed over to their respective families on Wednesday afternoon.
