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In Bhagalpur district, three persons drowned in Kahalgaon police station area, Radha Mohan Singh, Circle Officer of Kahalgaon said. A 25-year-old woman fell into deep water while offering “Arghya” (offerings) at a village pond in the district. A 12- year-old girl fell into the Ganges while taking part in the Chhath ceremony. One death was reported from Jan Mohammadpur village where a 12-year-old boy drowned in the Ganges, Singh said.
A 20-year-old man drowned in the Ganges in Ghogha police station area, he said. In Samastipur district, two siblings – a boy aged 13 and a girl aged 10 – drowned in a village pond, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rosera sub-division, Ajit Kumar said. In another incident, an 18-year-old woman drowned in a village pond in Dalsinghsarai police station area, the police said.
In Araria district, an 18-year-old man drowned in a canal in the town while a 25-year-old man met his watery grave in a pond in Simaria village, SDPO Araria K D Singh said.