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Three Children, Including Siblings, Drown in Temple Tank in Telangana

Police said the children fell into the Shiva Ganga temple tank while playing near the water.

Overview

  • The drownings, reported Wednesday in Kondapur village in Jagtial district, involved two siblings visiting for a family function and a local boy.
  • Police responded after alerts and took the children to the government hospital in Jagtial, where doctors declared them dead.
  • The victims were identified as Manvith, 13, his sister Manaswi, 11, and Sarvind Shiva, 7, according to local reports.
  • Their bodies were recovered from the temple tank and moved to the mortuary in Jagtial town.
  • Local coverage describes a community in mourning and highlights the risk children face when playing close to open water at public sites.