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Brother, sister die after being swept away by nullah
Updated On: 04 July, 2019 02:10 PM IST | Maharashtra | mid-day online desk
The incident happened in Waghi Budruk village on Tuesday afternoon when the children were returning home from school
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A 14-year-old girl and her younger brother died after being swept away while trying to cross a flooded nullah in Washim district of Maharashtra, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon in Waghi Budruk village when the children were returning home from school, they said.
"The victims were identified as Puja Pawar and her seven-year-old brother Paras. Two other school children accompanying them had also swept away while trying to cross the nullah, which was flooded due to heavy rains. However, local residents had managed to rescue them," Inspector of Shirpur Jain police station, Rahul Wadhave said. The bodies of the brother-sister duo were recovered on Thursday by Sant Gadgebaba Emergency Squad, he added. A case of accidental death has been filed in this connection and the bodies were sent for post-mortem, the inspector said.
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