Three Children Die as Sand Mound Collapses in Rajasthan’s Sikar

Overview

• Police in Ganedi village in Sikar district said a sand mound gave way while four children played inside a hand-dug tunnel.
• Three boys were buried and died at the scene, and a fourth child named Krishna escaped and raised the alarm.
• Villagers pulled the boys from the sand before police confirmed they had already died.
• The deceased were identified as Holesh Meghwal, 10, Gautam Saini, 14, and Deepesh Nayak, 12, according to SHO Kailash Chand.
• News18 carried the police account from PTI, while IANS added that former chief minister Ashok Gehlot offered condolences and that two of the families had recent bereavements.