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Four minor girls among 5 drown in Bihar's Bhojpur

By IANS | Updated: October 8, 2023 00:45 IST

Patna, Oct 8 Five persons including five minor girls are feared dead after they fell into Sone river ...

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Patna, Oct 8 Five persons including five minor girls are feared dead after they fell into Sone river in Bihar’s Bhojpur district on Saturday evening.

The incident took place in Bahiyara village under Chandi police station of the district when the victims went to the river bank to perform puja on the occasion of Jitiya festival.

Eyewitnesses said that after performing puja, the victims were taking selfies when they lost balance and fell into the river.

The local police and the SDRF team were called at the spot. None of the victims were found till Saturday evening.

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