Sonbhadra,

23 Feb (HS): A soil mound fell in Kirwani village's forest area on Monday,

killing three women and injuring two others, according to a police official.The

deceased had gone with other ladies to collect clay from Kirwani's forest to

plaster and paint their mud dwellings in preparation for Holi when the event

occurred, according to the officer.

According

to Superintendent of Police Abhishek Verma, around half a dozen ladies from the

surrounding villages were scooping clay near a mound when it abruptly collapsed

in, burying them. One of the ladies informed the locals about the occurrence.

Acting on the information, police and administrative authorities arrived at the

scene and, with the assistance of local citizens, extracted three ladies from

the wreckage.

They

were taken to Myorpur Community Health Centre, where physicians pronounced them

dead.The victims were named as Sadikunnisha (30), Anisha Khatoon (20), and Sita

Kunwar (28), he added.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi