Two youths drowned on Sunday in the Narmada River in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, said Police. The incident happened while they were bathing in Dadda Ghat.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday ordered an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the families of the minors who died of drowning in a lake in the Kanchipuram district.
A preliminary investigation reveals that one person drowned in a pond during rituals and the other 4 were drowned when they tried to save the first person.
"Four people drowned in Sitakund Ghat of Gomti river. They all drowned while attempting to save each other. Three bodies were recovered on Wednesday, while the fourth body was recovered on Thursday afternoon, " Jasjit Kaur, District Magistrate, Sultanpur told ANI.
Five students of Badaun's Government Medical College drowned while taking baths in Ganga on the occasion of Mahashivratri on Saturday. Out of which, two were rescued by the divers while three are still missing.