Schoolgirls fall into water tank, drown
TNN | Dec 17, 2018, 04:05 ISTMangaluru: Two girls died after accidentally falling into a water tank at Koltige in Puttur on Saturday evening.
Police have identified the deceased as Prajna, 12, and Sanjana, 9. They were cousins. Both were students of Perlampady Government School.
After school, the two girls arrived home and later started playing. As they were not to be found until later in the evening, their parents and relatives began a search, only to find them dead in the water tank located in the farm belonging to their neighbour Uday Bhat. Sources said the two slipped into the tank accidentally while playing.
A case has been registered at the Bellare police station. The bodies were handed back to the family after autopsies were performed.
Police have identified the deceased as Prajna, 12, and Sanjana, 9. They were cousins. Both were students of Perlampady Government School.
After school, the two girls arrived home and later started playing. As they were not to be found until later in the evening, their parents and relatives began a search, only to find them dead in the water tank located in the farm belonging to their neighbour Uday Bhat. Sources said the two slipped into the tank accidentally while playing.
A case has been registered at the Bellare police station. The bodies were handed back to the family after autopsies were performed.
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