Archive · 14 Sep 2025
Child and Man Drown in Separate Jharkhand Pond Incidents
In Jharkhand, India, two people drowned in different ponds.
An 11-year-old girl, Anshika, was with friends picking flowers when she slipped into a pond and couldn't swim, sadly passing away.
In another incident, a man named Shrikant drowned in a pond, his body found the next day.
The police are investigating both cases.
Anshika was on her way home after her tuition.
The authorities are looking into the details surrounding both tragic events.
An 11-year-old girl and a man drowned in separate incidents in Jharkhand.
Anshika Das drowned in a pond in Chaibasa on Sunday after falling in while picking lotus flowers.
The man, Shrikant Singh, drowned in a pond in Kanchanpur village on Saturday.
Anshika was returning home from tuition when the incident occurred.
Police are investigating both incidents.
- Who
- Anshika Das and Shrikant Singh
- What
- Drowned in separate pond incidents
- When
- Sunday (Anshika); Saturday, body recovered Sunday (Shrikant)
- Where
- Jharkhand, India
- Why
- Unknown for Shrikant; Anshika drowned after slipping into a pond while picking lotus flowers
- Victims
- 11-year-old Anshika Das and 36-year-old Shrikant Singh
- Incident Locations
- Chaibasa (West Singhbhum) and Kanchanpur village (Latehar), Jharkhand
- Anshika's Incident
- Drowned in pond near Tata College while returning from tuition on Sunday
- Shrikant's Incident
- Drowned in Kanchanpur pond on Saturday, body recovered Sunday
- Anshika's Status
- Declared dead at Chaibasa Sadar Hospital
- Shrikant's Status
- Body sent for post-mortem at Latehar Sadar Hospital