Six children drowned in Lotwa Dam in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district on Tuesday, police said.
"Six bodies have been fished out...and sent to Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College for post-mortem examination," SP Manoj Ratan Chothe said.
The incident took place around 11 am when the youths had gone for a picnic at the spot, about 25 km from Hazaribag town, they added.
CM Soren reacts
"Heart is saddened by the sad news of drowning of six children in Lotwa Dam of Hazaribagh district. Relief and rescue work is being done by the district administration. May God grant peace to the souls of the children who died in the accident and give strength to the bereaved families to bear this difficult time of grief," CM Hemant Soren posted on X, formerly Twitter.
Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta saod that the govenrment is in contact with the officials.
"We have received the information drowning of six students. A total of seven students had gone & one of them was safe. The body of four out of the six has been retrieved & the search & rescue operation for the other two is underway...We are in contact with the officials...It is a sad incident..." he said.
