Kaushambi,

03 May (HS): Three ladies were killed when the embankment of a pond fell on

them as they were scooping soil on Sunday, according to authorities. Two other ladies

were hurt in an incident near the Manjhanpur police station. Shivank Singh,

Circle Officer (Manjhanpur), stated that Geeta Devi (35) of Thamba village, her

daughter Ankita (6), Uttara Devi (45), Jitiya Devi, and Phuliya went to the

pond outside their village at 7.30 a.m. to dig for soil for plastering earthen

stoves. While they were working, a pile of soil fell and buried all five

ladies. He stated that after hearing their cries, local people came to the

scene.

Police

arrived at the scene after getting information about the occurrence and, with

the assistance of locals, rescued all five ladies. Geeta Devi, Ankita, and

Uttara Devi all died on the scene. Jitiya Devi and Phuliya have been taken to

the district hospital for treatment and are no longer in danger, Singh stated. Police

said the bodies had been sent for a post-mortem examination.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi