Updated On: 18 June, 2024 01:15 PM IST | Balrampur (UP) | PTI
They were taking a bath in the river and ventured into the deep waters, Kumar said, adding that villagers alerted by their screams rushed to rescue them but failed

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Four minor sisters, the youngest of them aged seven, drowned in a river while taking a bath on Monday, police said.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Keshav Kumar said Kalu Bankat village resident Raju`s daughters Reshma (13), Afsana (11), Guddi (9) and Lalli were at their maternal uncle`s home in Rehra Bazar police station area for Eid-ul-Azha celebrations before they went to the Kuano river in the evening.