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Bettiah : Three girls of Laukaria Dumaria panchayat drowned to death in a Gandak rivulet at Pokharia Ghat under Bairia police station in West Champaran district on June 13, 2017, when they were returning from Gandak riverine area after collecting grass for their cattle.
The deceased were identified as Premlata Kumari, 12, daughter of Nandlal Prasad, Anita Kumari, 10, daughter of Bimal Prasad, and Manisa Kumari, 10, daughter of Chhotelal Prasad, of Laukaria Dumaria panchayat under Bairia police station. They had gone to Gandak diara after crossing the rivulet on June 13 morning. When they were returning with bundles of grass Anita Kumari’s leg suddenly slipped into deep water. The other two girls tried to rescue her but they too drowned. Later, the villagers rushed there and fished out bodies of the three girls.