Overview

• The incident occurred at a village pond in Maricha Thikaha/Maricha Tikha in Makinpur Panchayat in Bihar’s Saran district.
• The deceased were identified as Ashish Kumar (14), Munna Kumar (11), Krishna (Kariman) Kumar (13) and Ankush Kumar (11), who were closely related cousins.
• Police said the boys were bathing when they slipped into a deep section of the pond, and villagers’ rescue attempts failed.
• Local police, divers and volunteers recovered all four bodies after several hours and sent them to Sadar Hospital for post-mortem.
• A complaint was filed at the Garkha police station, officers recommended compensation under the Rs 4 lakh provision for each bereaved family, and villagers reported the pond lacks barriers or warning signs.