Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Two Girls Drown; Two Women Arrested in Jalpaiguri
Two 14-year-old girls went to the Gathia river instead of school.
They entered the water near a railway bridge.
The river had a deep pit created by excavation work.
The girls were swept into the deeper area and drowned.
Local residents and police searched for them.
Their bodies were taken to a hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
Police are investigating and arranging post-mortem examinations.
In a separate incident, police arrested two women after finding brown sugar.
One other woman mentioned during questioning escaped, and police are searching for her.
Sushani Munda and Puja Munda, both 14, drowned in the Gathia river on Saturday.
The girls reportedly skipped school to bathe and entered the river near the Gathia railway bridge.
Residents said excavation for embankment construction had created a 10-to-15-foot-deep pit in the riverbed.
Police recovered the girls and took them to Sulkapara block hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
In a separate case, police arrested two women and seized about 700 grams of brown sugar in Jalpaiguri town.
- Who
- The deceased were Sushani Munda and Puja Munda, both 14; police also arrested Rakhi Devi and Asha Kahar in a separate narcotics case.
- What
- Two girls drowned in the Gathia river, while police separately seized about 700 grams of brown sugar and arrested two women.
- When
- Both incidents occurred on Saturday; the arrests took place on Saturday afternoon.
- Where
- The drowning occurred near the Gathia railway bridge in Jalpaiguri's Nagrakata block; the narcotics arrests occurred in Jalpaiguri town.
- Why
- The girls reportedly skipped school to bathe; police said Rakhi Devi had come to deliver narcotics to Asha Kahar and Lalti Paswan.
- Deceased
- Sushani Munda and Puja Munda, both aged 14
- Drowning location
- Gathia river near the Gathia railway bridge, Nagrakata block
- Reported water depth
- About 10 to 15 feet in a pit created by excavation
- Hospital
- Sulkapara block hospital
- Narcotics seized
- Approximately 700 grams of brown sugar, described as a derivative of heroin
- Arrested in narcotics case
- Rakhi Devi and Asha Kahar
- Person sought
- Lalti Paswan, who police said escaped