Gujarat: Four including 2 minors drown in a village of Jamnagar

RAJKOT: Four persons including two children drowned in a stream while they were crossing it on a bike between Udepur and Sattapar villages of Jamjodhpur taluka in Jamnagar district on Monday.
Police said while they fished out the bodies of Awal Sindhav (27) and his sister Manju Solanki (33), they were searching for the bodies of Anandi Solanki (13) and Minal Solanki (3), both daughters of Manju.
According to the police, the incident occurred while Sindhav was driving Manju and her daughters on his bike from her in-laws place in Ranavav of Porbandar district to their home in Udepur.
“It appears that Sindhav misjudged the depth of the water in the stream and decided to cross it on his bike on which Manju and her daughters were seated. When he reached the middle of the stream, the current in the water was so strong that it toppled the bike and swept away within seconds,” said V D Rawaliya, head constable with Jamjodhpur police station.
“While Sindhav and Manju both drowned, it is suspected that Manju’s daughters too have drowned. We have sought the help of swimmers to search for their bodies,” added Rawaliya.