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Mother, two minor children drown in water tank in Rajasthan's Bikaner

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Press Trust of India Bikaner

A woman and her two minor children drowned in a water tank in this district of Rajasthan on Friday, police said.

The incident was reported from the Poogal area.

Saroj (25) was working in a farm and her three-year-old son Pawan and 11-month-old daughter Rishu were playing nearby.

Both the kids accidentally fell into a water tank, prompting Saroj to jump into it in a bid to rescue them, but all of them drowned, the police said.

The bodies were handed over to the family members after post-mortem, they added.

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First Published: Apr 04 2020 | 12:08 AM IST

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