Up Drowning

The driver of a car that got stuck in the flooded Old Faridabad Railway underpass leading to the death of its two occupants had disregarded the barricades put up to prevent people from going to the inundated area, a police official has claimed.

A married couple drowned while crossing a check dam when they were returning to their home from work in Uttar Pradesh's Banda, police said on Thursday.

A man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur on Tuesday for allegedly pushing his five-year-old son in a river, leading to his death, in an attempt to wrongly frame his neighbour in the case, police said.

The Hathras stampede tragedy has a number - 121; 121 lives lost, many families devastated. The political blame game and the rumble of government machinery often drowns out the wails of those who lost someone dear.

A woman, along with her lover, allegedly killed her three children by drowning them in a river in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya on Thursday, said police. The fourth child faked his death and managed to escape, the police added.

Two teenagers died after they drowned in the Ganga river while clicking selfies on a boat in Raebareli district.

Two men drowned while bathing in a river in the Malhipur area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday, police said.

Three of a family drowned in Ganga here on Saturday, while three others are feared dead after they were swept away by the strong water currents, police said.

Five teenage boys, who had gone for a picnic at Betwa River in UP's Jalaun district, drowned while taking a bath, police said on Tuesday.

Four children drowned while taking a bath in the Saryu Canal here on Wednesday, police said.

Two women who had come from Ballia with their family to bathe in the Sangam in Prayagraj drowned on Sunday, police said.

Dramatic footage showed a UP policemen courageously rescuing a man who had jumped into a canal in an apparent suicide attempt.

At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday.

Five children drowned while taking a bath in a water-filled pit in the Shahabad area here on Wednesday, police said.

The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs 23 lakh as compensation to the family of a 12-year-old boy who died after drowning in a water-filled ditch dug up by a private contractor for work being carried out for the Northern Railway in 2013.

The driver of a car that got stuck in the flooded Old Faridabad Railway underpass leading to the death of its two occupants had disregarded the barricades put up to prevent people from going to the inundated area, a police official has claimed.

A married couple drowned while crossing a check dam when they were returning to their home from work in Uttar Pradesh's Banda, police said on Thursday.

A man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur on Tuesday for allegedly pushing his five-year-old son in a river, leading to his death, in an attempt to wrongly frame his neighbour in the case, police said.

The Hathras stampede tragedy has a number - 121; 121 lives lost, many families devastated. The political blame game and the rumble of government machinery often drowns out the wails of those who lost someone dear.

A woman, along with her lover, allegedly killed her three children by drowning them in a river in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya on Thursday, said police. The fourth child faked his death and managed to escape, the police added.

Two teenagers died after they drowned in the Ganga river while clicking selfies on a boat in Raebareli district.

Two men drowned while bathing in a river in the Malhipur area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday, police said.

Three of a family drowned in Ganga here on Saturday, while three others are feared dead after they were swept away by the strong water currents, police said.

Five teenage boys, who had gone for a picnic at Betwa River in UP's Jalaun district, drowned while taking a bath, police said on Tuesday.

Four children drowned while taking a bath in the Saryu Canal here on Wednesday, police said.

Two women who had come from Ballia with their family to bathe in the Sangam in Prayagraj drowned on Sunday, police said.

Dramatic footage showed a UP policemen courageously rescuing a man who had jumped into a canal in an apparent suicide attempt.

At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday.

Five children drowned while taking a bath in a water-filled pit in the Shahabad area here on Wednesday, police said.

The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs 23 lakh as compensation to the family of a 12-year-old boy who died after drowning in a water-filled ditch dug up by a private contractor for work being carried out for the Northern Railway in 2013.