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Husband of village pradhan Ram Beti, sisters Shailendri, 10, and Sunita, 15, had gone to their father Payre Lal’s field with their 11-year-old friend Goldy for scouting, according to Ramakant. Police and SDRF teams launched a search soon after the incident and continued operations through Tuesday.
SHO Brijesh Kumar Singh said rescuers were using one SDRF motorboat and two local boats. “On Monday, teams searched the first one-kilometre stretch of the river, while on Tuesday we extended the operation and used local boats to maintain surveillance along the riverbanks, but the girls have not yet been traced,” he said. Farm workers rescued one of the girls after hearing their screams, but the other two were carried into deeper water. the three decided to bathe in the nearby river, but the current swept them away soon after they entered the water While returning home around 10am. Workers in nearby fields rushed to help and managed to pull Shailendri out, while Sunita and Goldy disappeared into deeper water.
Attachment Attachment Attachment Attachment Pilibhit : Two minor girls remained missing for the second day on Tuesday after a strong current in Ghaghara river swept away three girls who had entered the water for a bath near Firozabad village under Isanagar police station limits on Monday, with police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and local divers widening the search downstream.
Asked about compensation, ADM Narendra Bahadur Singh said, “The legal heir of a drowned person is eligible for Rs 4 lakh assistance under the state disaster relief fund, provided the body is recovered. Because a postmortem report is normally required for compensation, if the two girls are not traced, we will seek guidance from state administration. Stay updated with the latest Bareilly news.
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