Balrampur (UP), March 6 Two sisters, aged seven and ten, drowned in a canal here on Friday, a police official said.
Utraula Circle Officer Raghvendra Pratap Singh said the incident occurred in Itai Rampur village, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Gaidas Buzurg police station.
The two girls – Mahzabeen (7) and Nasreen (10) – were bathing in the canal when they slipped and fell into the deep water, the officer said.
Hearing their cries, locals rushed to rescue them, but by the time they reached the spot, the girls had already drowned, Singh said.
Police reached the scene after being alerted and recovered the bodies with the help of villagers, he said, adding that the bodies were later handed over to the family after completing the necessary legal procedures.
