Latehar (Jharkhand) : Seven girls of a group of 10 aged between 12 and 20 drowned in a pond at a village in Jharkhand’s Latehar district on Saturday during ‘Karma Puja’ festivities, a senior official said.

The tragedy took place at Bukru village when the girls had gone to the pond for immersion after Karma Puja, Deputy Commissioner Abu Imran said.

Three of them were sisters. Two of them started drowning and cried for help and in an attempt to save each other, seven of them drowned in the pond.
Four girls died on the spot; three of the deceased were sisters

As soon as the news about the tragedy spread, the festivities gave way to mourning.