Family members are in grief due to the death of two children
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On Sunday, two children died by drowning in a pit half a kilometer away from Sikardih village located in circle number of Jhajha police station area of Jamui. After this incident, there was mourning among the families of both. The deceased have been identified as Faisal Ansari, the eight-year-old son of Mo. Mister, resident of Sikardih village and Shahjahan, the 10-year-old son of Mo. Jabir Ansari, resident of Karhara village, who were maternal cousins. On getting information about the incident, Jabir Ansari reached Sikardih and picked up his dead son and took him to Karhara village. Here, there is an uproar among the family members after the death of both the children.
Deceased Faisal’s grandfather Mohammad Muddin said that on Sunday my grandson and granddaughter came home after studying in the mosque. Then after eating food at home, both of them went to the aahar to defecate along with the other three children of the house. After that, when the first grandson went to wash his hands in the aahar, he started drowning, after which my grandson tried to save him, then both of them started going into the depth of the frozen water in the aahar. The third child tried to save them, but the grandson drowned in the aahar. After that, the other three children came home and informed about Faisal and Shahjahan drowning. After that, when the family members and villagers reached, both the children were drowned in the aahar, when they were taken out, they were found dead. He further said that my grandson used to live with me. It is being told that Faisal’s father works as a daily wage laborer in Mumbai. At the same time, the whole village is mourning due to the death of two children together.
