JAIPUR: Three sisters drowned in a rainfed pond near Bagrana area under Kanota police station area here on Thursday while one was rescued by a civil defence team and police.
According to police, two sisters got into the pond to take a dip and started drowning. While they were screaming for help, two girls entered to save them. “Initially two of them started drowning and thereafter two others also started screaming for help. Our team and villagers managed to save one girl but three others drowned,” said a senior officer of civil defence.
“Three girls drowned and their bodies were fished out by our team,” said Mahendra Sewda of civil defence team.
According to Kanota police, Anita and Sanju entered the pond to take a bath after grazing goats. “After both started drowning, two others, Maina and Pooja Nayak, also got into the water to save them. Pooja survived while the three drowned,” he added.
