Three drown in separate incidents in UP amid heavy rains

Three people, including two children, drowned in separate incidents in Uttar Pradesh amid waterlogging and swelling rivers caused by heavy rains, police said on Monday, September 7.

In Shahjahanpur, two children drowned in the Kamua stream, a seasonal rivulet, on Monday after they went into the water to bathe, while two other children accompanying them managed to come out safely, police said.

Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Devendra Kumar said the four children from Patrajpur village under Nigohi police station limits had gone to the stream in the morning.

The two victims, identified as Karan (10) and Vinay (12), ventured into deeper waters and drowned, Kumar told PTI.

The other two children raised an alarm after seeing Karan and Vinay drown, following which villagers rushed to the spot and pulled them out of the water. However, both had died by then, the officer said.

The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination, police said.

Kumar urged people to exercise caution as several rivers in the district are carrying excess water amid severe flooding.

“People should not go near rivers or deep ponds where there is a lot of water, and children should be kept away from water bodies,” he said.

In a separate incident in Banda district, a 27-year-old man drowned while attempting to cross a drain in Chausad village under Bisanda police station limits on Sunday evening.

Police said Lavlesh Yadav, a resident of Banai Purwa hamlet in Tendura village, fell into deep water while crossing the drain.

His body was recovered on Monday with the help of divers, they said.

Revenue officials were informed and the body was sent for post-mortem examination. An investigation has also been initiated, police said.