Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Two Children Drown in Jharkhand River, Third Child Sought
Two children were found dead in a river in Chatra, Jharkhand.
They were between about eight and ten years old.
Police are still trying to learn who they were.
A third child may have been with them and is still being searched for.
The children reportedly went to the river for a picnic.
They cooked and ate pasta before going into the water.
Police think they may have gone into a deep part of the river.
However, officials have not confirmed what happened to the third child.
The bodies will undergo postmortem examinations as the investigation continues.
Bodies of two children aged about eight to ten were recovered from the Kodagu Pater River in Chatra.
Police are searching for a third child believed to have been with them.
The children reportedly visited the river for a picnic, ate pasta and entered the water to bathe.
Investigators suspect the children entered deep water and drowned, but the third child’s whereabouts remain unclear.
Police recovered bicycles, slippers, bags and other belongings, while postmortem examinations and identification efforts continue.
- Who
- Two unidentified children, aged approximately eight to ten, were found dead; police are searching for a possible third child.
- What
- Two children drowned in the Kodagu Pater River, while the status of a third child remains unclear.
- When
- The children reportedly went to the river on Friday morning.
- Where
- The incident occurred near Ghuranadih village in Chatra district, Jharkhand.
- Why
- Police suspect the children entered deep water while swimming after a picnic and bath.
- Location
- Kodagu Pater River near Ghuranadih village, under Sadar police station limits in Chatra district
- Victims
- Two children, approximately eight to ten years old
- Third child
- Police are searching for a child believed to have been with the victims
- Recovered items
- Two bicycles, three pairs of slippers, two bags and other belongings
- Recovery
- One body was found in the river current and the other on the riverbank
- Investigation
- Police are gathering information from nearby villages and sending the bodies for postmortem examination