Medak: Two people drowned in the Manjeera river on the outskirts of Podichanpally in Papannapet mandal of Medak district on Friday. The deceased are a 35-year-old woman and a 16-year-old Class 10 student. Family members rescued two other girls who were in the river at the time. The tragedy has left the affected families in mourning.
According to the victim’s family, Manjula (35) of Chikode village in the mandal had come to visit her elder sister Swapna in Podichanpally. Manjula, Swapna, Swapna’s two daughters and a baby daughter then went to their farm on the banks of the Manjeera. They bathed at the check dam in the river.
Manjula, Swapna, her two daughters and her daughter-in-law accidentally went under the water while bathing. Manjula and Swapna’s daughter Spurthi (16) drowned and died. Spurthi, whose name is also given as Supriya, studied in Class 10 at Ramakkapet Residential School in Dubbaka mandal of Siddipet district.
Family members rescue two girls
Swapna’s husband Kapil was standing on the bank when the accident happened. He rescued his daughter Shruti and daughter-in-law Shivani from the water.
Sub-Inspector Srinivas Goud said police registered a case on the complaint of the deceased’s family members. An investigation is under way.