Biswanath, 04 September (H.S.): A grandmother and her granddaughter drowned in a pond in the Barukura area of Biswanath district. Police said on Friday that the grandmother drowned while attempting to rescue her granddaughter, who had fallen into the pond and was struggling in the water the previous night. Both subsequently died.

The deceased have been identified as Ujjwal Majhi and Malti Manjhi. After receiving information about the incident, a police team reached the spot and, with the help of local residents, recovered both bodies from the pond and sent them to the hospital for post-mortem examination.

Police have registered a case in connection with the incident and are investigating the matter. The sudden deaths of the grandmother and granddaughter have cast a pall of gloom over the area.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar