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DHEKIAJULI: A heart-wrenching tragedy unfolded in Molanpukhuri Uriyabasti under the Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle of Sonitpur district on June 14 evening, as two children drowned while playing near a pond.
The victims, Priyanka Khodal (4 years) and Nandini Khodal (5 years), daughters of Gopal Khodal and Subhash Khodal respectively, were playing beside a pond close to their home around 4:30 PM. In a moment of misstep, both children accidentally slipped into the water.
When the girls did not return home, worried family members began searching for them. After failing to locate the children, they alerted nearby residents. Locals immediately rushed to the pond, where they found both girls submerged. Tragically, they were recovered in an unresponsive state and declared dead.
Police from the Barchala Outpost arrived at the scene soon after receiving the information. The bodies were sent to the Tezpur Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem examination as part of the investigation procedure.
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