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Bihar: Two youth started drowning while taking bath. Seeing him drowning his aunt started trying to save him. During this time the young man’s life was saved, but the aunt and nephew were swept away in the strong current of water.
Deceased Putul Devi and nephew Karan Raj.
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Aunt and nephew died due to drowning while taking bath in Ganga at Munger Ghat. There was chaos among the family members after hearing the news of death. The incident took place at Munger Ganga Ghat located in Malhipur under Sahebpur Kamal police station area of Begusarai district. The deceased have been identified as Rudal Rajak, wife of Putul Devi (35), resident of Ward-10 of Malhipur village under Sabdalpur Panchayat of Sahebpur Kamal police station area, and Karan Raj (13), son of Harilal Prasad Rajak. As soon as information about the incident was received, the local police reached the spot.
Aunty sacrifices her life to save nephew and his friend
Regarding the incident, family members have told that Karan Raj had gone to Munger Ganga Ghat with his friends to take bath late in the evening. Karan Kumar and his friends started drowning, when the aunt present there risked her life and jumped into the Ganga river and tried to save both of them. In this sequence, the life of another youth was saved, but in the process of saving Karan Kumar and his aunt Putul Devi, they drowned in the river, due to which both of them died. Family members said that after a lot of search, the bodies of both have been recovered. Local people informed the Sahebpur Kamal police station about the incident. As soon as the information was received, the police of Sahebpur Kamal police station reached. Then the local diver was called and then with the help of the villagers and the diver, the body was taken out of the river. Sahebpur Kamal police station chief, who reached the spot, said that while trying to save her nephew Karan Raj and his friend, Putul Devi drowned along with her nephew. The body has been taken out with the help of divers.
Further action is being taken by sending both the bodies to Begusarai Sadar Hospital for post-mortem.
