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Four drown during festive celebrations

Varanasi: At least four persons drowned while four others were missing while taking bath in the Ganga river and reservoirs during celebration of Ganga Dussehra in Ghazipur, Ballia and Mirzapur districts on Monday.

A large number of people had gathered at Chhota Mahadev Ghat in Ghazipur on Monday morning to celebrate Ganga Dussehra.

Two sons of Surendra Kashyap of Mohanpurva area — Saurabh (15) and Shivam (13) — under Kotwali police station along with their cousin Chunna (18) had also gone there for bathing. While bathing, Shivam started drowning. On seeing him in trouble, Chunna and Saurabh jumped in the water to save him, but all three were drowned. Kotwali cops engaged divers, who fished out their bodies.

Similarly, in Ballia district Ankush and Golu (15) of Nidharia village were drowned in Ganga while bathing near Maldepur Sangam Ghar under Fefna police station. Prince (7), who had gone to Pachrukhia Ghat under Haldi police station area was also drowned in Ganga. Divers were engaged to search the bodies.

In Mirzapur, Laxman (16) of Mahmalpur village was feared drowned in river Ganga while bathing near Sahab Baba Ashram under the limits of Kachhwa police station. He had gone to the river with his three friends, who slipped into deep water. A local youth saved his three friends but could not find Laxman. Search is on to find the body.

A girl Sangeet (12) of Ghori village under Lalganj police station in Mirzapur also drowned in Sirsi reservoir. She had gone there for Ganga Dussehra rituals with her siblings and other kids when she slipped into deep water.

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