Banswara : Three girls including two sisters of the same family died after drowning in the Anas river in Kharadipada village of Dokar in Gram Panchayat Vannada Dokar of Anandpuri police station area of Banswara district. Like everyday, some girls had gone to the banks of Anas river, a short distance from their home, to graze goats. Around 2.30 in the afternoon, all three started washing their hands and feet in the water together on the river bank. During this, all three slipped together and went into the depth of the river and drowned. Another small girl was also grazing goats at a little distance, who ran and informed the family members. The villagers who reached the spot took all three out of the river.
The family brought the three girls, 11-year-old Italy, daughter of Ganpat, 10-year-old Sharmila alias Hooki, daughter of Dinesh and 10-year-old Tina, daughter of Dinesh, on motorcycles to Anandpuri Hospital, where doctors declared all three dead.
The entire hospital echoed with the cries of the relatives. The police got the post-mortem done of the bodies of the three girls and handed them over to the relatives. Italy and Tina’s father are in Ahmedabad, who have been informed. The bodies will be cremated on Monday morning after their return.
