Palghar: Two sisters die under stack of plywood tipped over by dog

THANE: Two minor daughters of a timber merchant were allegedly crushed to death under a stack of plywood sheets after a stray dog jumped on it at at their home in Shil, adjoining Mumbra, late on Sunday.
A part of Vishwambar Chaurasia’s house in Loncha galli was converted into a godown and Ranju (11) and Manju (9) were near a stack while their parents were having dinner in an adjoining room. A neighbourhood dog allegedly strayed inside and tried to jump over a stack around 9pm.
The noise alerted the family and neighbours, but when they removed all planks, they found the girls lying motionless. Daighar police said the girls were among eight siblings. “They suffered serious chest and head injuries and were taken to hospital, where they succumbed to injuries,” a neighbour said.
“The family said the girls had gone to keep a mosquito repellent near the stack,” senior inspector Chandrakant Jadhav said. He said a case of accidental death was registered.