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Tragedy Strikes Orphanage: Six Drown During Ganesh Immersion
16 Sep
Summary
- Six orphanage students drowned while immersing a Ganesh idol.
- The incident occurred at an unofficial immersion pond in Sangareddy.
- Police registered a suspicious death case and are contacting relatives.
A tragic incident occurred late Wednesday evening in Pedda Kanjarla village, Sangareddy district, where six students from an orphanage drowned. The youths, all under 20 years of age, were immersing a Ganesh idol in a local pond when the accident happened.
The deceased were residents of the Siresha Memorial Charitable Trust. Authorities noted that the pond was not an officially designated site for Ganesh idol immersions, where swimmers are usually present for safety. Police have registered a case of suspicious death and are working to inform the families of the students, who hailed from Warangal, Kukatpally, and Vijayawada.
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