Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) Tragedy struck Alamnagar in Bihar’s Purnea district on Sunday when three brothers drowned while attempting to save one another after one of them fell into deep water.
The incident occurred in Ward No. 7 of Kullakhas Panchayat under Kasba block in the morning.
According to an official, four sons of local resident Alamgir had gone to a waterbody behind a warehouse near their home to catch fish using a net.
During the activity, one of the brothers reportedly began drowning.
In an attempt to rescue him, his two other brothers entered the deeper part of the waterbody. All three were subsequently pulled under and drowned.
The fourth brother, Ali Hussain, witnessed the incident and immediately ran back to the village to alert his family.
Relatives and local residents rushed to the spot and, after considerable effort, recovered the three children from the water. However, they had already died.
The deceased persons have been identified as Mofijul (12), Tafijul (10) and Sairajul (8). All three were biological brothers.
The deaths sent shockwaves through the village, leaving the family devastated.
Their father, Alamgir, has eight sons, making the loss of three children in the same incident particularly devastating.
Their mother, Dulhari and other family members were left inconsolable.
Kullakhas Panchayat Mukhiya Ranjit Paswan expressed his condolences to the bereaved family and urged the administration to provide government financial assistance to them.
Kasba Circle Officer Nishant Kumar confirmed the drowning deaths and said that an official was immediately sent to the spot after the administration received information about the incident.
The district police have recovered the dead bodies and sent them to Purnea Medical College for the post-mortem. After the post-mortem, the dead bodies will be handed over to the family members of the deceased for the last rites.
The tragedy has cast a pall of gloom over Alamnagar, with villagers gathering to support the grieving family.
–IANS
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