In a tragic incident in Mugakani village under Rajnagar block, two daughters of a resident of the village Sushant Muduli drowned while taking bath in a pond on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Sasmita (13) and Sujata (10).
The incident occurred when the duo had gone to take a bath in the pond, but slipped and drowned. Some children playing nearby saw the incident and screamed for help.
Hearing their shouts their elder sister Suchitra jumped into the pond to rescue them. later, local rescued her and rushed all of them to the hospital.While Suchitra is in a critical condition, Sasmita and Sujata were declared dead by the doctors. A pall of gloom has descended in the area after the incident.