Motihari, March 4 Six children, including five girls, died while taking a bath in a water-filled pit in the East Champaran district of Bihar, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred late Tuesday at Lohargava village, under the jurisdiction of the Kesariya police station.
The deceased have been identified as Diksha Kumari (12), Sonakshi Kumari (9), Priya Kumari (7), Arayadhya Kumari (11), Choti Kumari (8), and Prince Kumar (11).
"According to villagers, when one of the girls entered the pit to take a bath, she slipped and started drowning, and in an attempt to save her, the others also jumped into the water and drowned," Rahul Kumar, Station House Officer of the Kesariya police station, told reporters.
"Officials from the district administration reached the spot, recovered the bodies, and sent them for post-mortem examination," Kumar added.
