Four minors drown during Ganesh idol immersion

Four children drowned while two others were seriously injured during the immersion of a Ganesh idol in a pond in Madhya Pradeshs Datia district police said on WednesdayThe incident took place on Tuesday evening in Nirawal Bidania village under Civil Lines police station limits during the ongoing 10day Ganesh festival PTI reported The children reached the pond for the immersion of an idolSome villagers saw seven children drowning in the water body While three of them were rescued four others died Superintendent of Police Pradeep Sharma saidThe deceased including three girls were in the age group of 14 to 16 years he saidTwo of the three rescued children were in serious condition and referred to a hospital in Gwalior for further treatment the official saidAlso read Gwalior violence Five FIRs registered against 700 people cops launch probeChittoor Police start probe warns against spreading misinformation on social mediaMeanwhile Chittor Police in Andhra Pradesh have issued an order warning against spreading misinformation in connection with the death of a 16yearold girl in Venugopaapuram villageThe body of the girl was found in a partially decomposed state inside a well on October 20 three days after she was reported missing from her house in Venugopalapuram village in Chittoor the police saidFollowing a complaint from the victimrsquos family the police registered a case and began an investigation Chittoor Additional Superintendent of Police Srilakshmi told reporters during a press briefing on TuesdayVillagers spotted the girlrsquos body in the well during the rituals of the Ganesha idol immersion and immediately informed the police and also pulled out the body from the well the officials saidBased on a complaint by the girlrsquos family police has taken four men into custody on suspicion of killing the girl they said adding that an interrogation of the suspects is underwayPolice said that according to the forensic report there was no mention of rape or any other injury on the body of the deceasedldquoBased on the call detailstechnical analysis and circumstantial evidence we are interrogating four suspects in this case we are also interrogating them No matter who the accused are strict action will be taken Action will be taken against whoever posts news without facts and spreads misinformation regarding thisrdquo the Additional SP addedBharata Chaitanya Yuvajana BCY party chief Ramachandra Yadav visited the deceased gilrrsquos family in Venugopalapuram villageYadav has alleged that false cases are being filed against the Opposition while the murder of a minor girl is being sidelined by the policeldquoEven if a woman is the home minister justice is not being served to the girl child The BCY party stands by the victimrsquos family Those responsible for the murder should be arrested and punishedrdquo the BCY party chief said Agencies