Two siblings die after falling into high drain

Kolkata: In a tragic incident, two siblings died after falling into a high drain.

The incident took place in Durgapur on Thursday. Police said the victims — Priya Kumari (7) and her younger brother Rishav Kumar (5) slipped and fell into the high drain in the area.

The matter went unnoticed as there were no people in the area at the time of the accident.

The victims came to a relative's house at Tamla colony area a few days ago.

The duo was playing on the road near their maternal uncle's house on Thursday morning. They suddenly fell into the drain and were swept away.

The family members conducted a search operation in the nearby areas but failed to have any trace of them.

Some locals later spotted the two siblings and reported the matter to the family members.

They brought them out of the drain and sent to a nearby hospital where the doctors pronounced them brought dead.

After being informed police reached the spot and started

a probe.

They are investigating if they had fallen into the high drain accidentally or there was any foul play behind it.

Police have sent the bodies for autopsy. They are looking into all possible angles into

the incident.