Overview

• Police in Nawada said four girls aged 12–19 and a woman drowned in a pond at Datraula under Pakribarawan police station during Karma Puja rites.
• Divers retrieved the five bodies in Nawada, which were sent for post-mortem examinations as legal formalities continue, according to Deputy SP Nishu Mallick.
• In Munger, three members of one family — Lakshmi Devi, her son Nishikant Kumar and niece Priya — died after entering the Ganga for a ritual dip, local police said.
• Early tallies differ across outlets, with IANS reporting four deaths in Nawada and seven across both districts, while PTI cites five fatalities in the Nawada pond alone.
• Separately, police in Jharkhand’s Garhwa reported two girls died during Karam Puja bathing on Wednesday, underscoring recurring festival-related drowning risks.