NAVI MUMBAI: After more than 12 hours of search operation, the Khopoli fire brigade team found the body of a seven-year-old girl who had drowned in the nullah carrying storm water of Patalganga river stream on Monday evening.
Her three-year-old brother, who is also feared drowned with her, is yet to be found.. The victim girl has been identified as Nilambha Hanchlikar and her missing brother as Babu.
At around 5.30pm on Monday, the children who stayed in Kranti Nagar area of Khopoli had left their home to watch the overflowing nullah while their mother was in the toilet. Due to heavy flow of stormwater in the nullah because of incessant rains, the siblings lost balance and got washed away by the strong water current. Locals attempted to rescue the children but failed. The girl’s body was found after Khopoli fire bridge team and a 15-member rescue team of ‘Apghatgrasthanchya Madatisathi Sanstha’ started a search operation for the siblings.
