Three girls died after drowning in a water-filled stone quarry in Barri Chhirkheda village in Berasia area and all three were residents of the pardi locality.
It was told that the three had gone to take a bath in the pit without informing the family. Their bodies were fished out. All the deceased were between 11 and 13 years old. One of the girls had come to a relative's place. It was told that there was no wire fencing in the stone quarry.
According to the information, 13-year-old Nakushi Singh, who lives in Pastor Tapre, 12-year-old Riya, 11-year-old Diya, came to take a bath in the water filled in a stone quarry behind the stadium in Barri Chhidkheda village on Friday afternoon. The three girls started bathing at the start of the quarry and went deep inside and drowned.
Berasia police station in-charge Girish Tripathi said that there is about 10 feet deep water in the quarry. The girl's house is about half a kilometer away from the incident site. Around 2 in the afternoon, a passerby saw a girl drowning in the water. He immediately informed the police. By then it was too late. The police who arrived after a while with the help of the villagers pulled the three out of the water.
It was told that the children of the family living in Pardi Tapre usually come to play behind the stadium.
On Friday also, the three girls reached the quarry while playing. The family did not even know about it. The trio did not even tell the family members about going for a bath.
Police say that this pit has been created due to the extraction of soil which is now filled with rain water.
Bhopal administration has given an immediate assistance of Rs 5000 each to the families of the deceased girls. Along with this, action is being taken to give an ex-gratia amount of Rs.4 lakh each to the victim's family.