JANAKPURDHAM: Five girls have drowned in a pond in Mukhiyapatti Musaharnia village of Dhanusha district.
Dhanusha Police Spokesperson Makendra Kumar Mishra said that the girls drowned in the pool while they were taking bath in nearby their house on Friday.
A police team had reached the spot after the news of the drowning of the children. “So far, the bodies of five girls have been recovered from the pond,” said Mishra, police spokesman who arrived at the scene.
It is said that the girls reached the pond while playing. The dead ranged in age from 10 to 12 and their names were not released.
