Assam: 3-year-old drowns in pond while playing in Barpeta

Guwahati: A three-year-old girl drowned in a pond in Alopati village in Assam’s Barpeta district on Wednesday.

The incident took place when the minor was playing in the vicinity and accidentally fell into the pond and got drowned.

Later, the body of the deceased was recovered by locals.

After receiving the information police reached the spot to take stock of the situation.

The incident has created a saddening atmosphere in the village.

Last month, a 10-year-old minor boy drowned in the Brahmaputra River at Poolbagan area in Dibrugarh.

The minor has been identified as Kanai Basfor, resident of Santipara ward no 12.

According to sources, Basfor went for bathing in the Brahmaputra River near Poolbagan along with five other children.

All six of them fell into the river but later five of them were rescued but Kanai drowned in the river, sources added.