Shimla: An incident in Himachal Pradesh”s Sirmaur district claimed the lives of two young brothers after they drowned in a stream near their village in Nohradhar area on Thursday. The incident occurred in Devamanal gram panchayat of Sangrah sub-division under the Shri Renukaji Assembly constituency. The police officials said that Ayaan (8) and his elder brother Abhinav (9) went to a nearby forest area to graze their goats and oxen. They were playing near a stream when Ayaan accidentally slipped into deep water. Seeing his younger brother struggling, Abhinav immediately jumped into the stream to save him. However, due to the depth of the water and strong current, both brothers drowned. After hearing their cries, family members and villagers rushed to the spot. Their father pulled the children out and they were rushed to Nohradhar Hospital in an ambulance, with the help of police, where doctors declared both dead. Police have registered a case and a post-mortem is being conducted of the dead bodies. MSID: 130896644 413 |
