Overview
- Three children who had gone to bathe in the Amrit Sarovar pond were pulled from a deeper section by villagers after they began drowning, which occurred on Thursday.
- The victims were identified as Shivendra, 10, Rudransh, 8, and Mandwi, 5, and they were taken to the Community Health Centre in Chhani where doctors declared them dead.
- Local police sent the bodies for post-mortem and have launched an inquiry while completing initial legal formalities, according to the circle officer and the Binwar police.
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief and directed officials to help the family, and Sadar SDM Abhishek Kumar announced financial assistance of ₹4 lakh for each child.
- The deaths have left Chhani Khurd village in shock with local officials visiting the site to assess needs and begin processing relief and any further administrative actions.