In a tragedy that struck a village under Nischantakoili block in Cuttack district, two sisters met their watery grave in river Sukupaika on Sunday morning.
The deceased siblings were identified as Sujata Das and Suman Das.
According to reports, the two girls had gone to the riverbank to pluck flowers for their Khudurukuni Osa that would have been performed in the morning.
The sisters accidentally slipped into the river water while plucking flowers on the bank. Later, their bodies were fished out of water.