Kushinagar, Three children from migrant labourer families drowned in a water-filled pit at a brick kiln here on Saturday, with the district magistrate constituting an inquiry committee to probe the matter, officials said.
According to a district administration spokesperson, the incident took place in Gainpur Tappa Mainpur village under Kasaya police station area.
The children belonged to labourers from of Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district, who were working at the brick kiln, and also residing on the premises.
Officials said rainwater had accumulated in a pit dug near the brick kiln.
Around 8 am on Saturday, the family members were working at the kiln while the children Abhay , Ananya , Anushka , and Sweety were playing nearby, police said.
During this, one child accidentally fell into the pit, while two others jumped in to his rescue, but all drowned, they added.
Sweety alerted family members, who rushed to the spot, and pulled out the three children. They were rushed to the community health centre in Kasya, where doctors declared them dead.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, Kasya Station House Officer Ashutosh Singh said.
District Magistrate Mahendra Singh Tanwar expressed grief over the incident and announced an ex gratia assistance of ₹4 lakh each from the disaster relief fund for the next of kin of the deceased children.
Taking serious note of the incident, the district magistrate also constituted a five-member inquiry committee to conduct a detailed investigation into the matter.
The committee comprising Kasaya sub-divisional magistrate as chairman, and Kasaya circle officer, additional chief officer, Zila Panchayat Kushinagar, labour enforcement officer and mining officer as members has been directed to submit its report within three working days, officials said.
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