Archive · 28 May 2025
Children Drown in Sand Mining Pit in Belagavi District
Two young brothers, Deepak and Ganesh, were tragically killed in an accident.
They were riding in a bullock cart with their father when it went into a ditch.
This ditch was filled with water and was created by people who were digging sand.
The area where they were riding the cart had trenches dug into it.
Unfortunately, the children couldn't be saved.
Their father and another brother were also hurt in the accident, but were able to survive.
Now, the police are investigating what happened and why.
Two children drowned in a water-filled ditch in Sambaragi village, Belagavi district.
The children, aged 9 and 7, were the sons of a farmer.
The ditch was a trench dug by sand miners in a stream bed.
The children's bullock cart skidded into the trench.
Athani police have registered a case.
- Who
- Deepak (9) and Ganesh (7), sons of Sanjay Kamble.
- What
- Two children drowned after their bullock cart fell into a sand mining pit.
- When
- May 27, 2025.
- Where
- Sambaragi village, Belagavi district, Karnataka.
- Why
- The bullock cart skidded into a trench filled with water, a consequence of sand mining.
- Victims
- Deepak (9) and Ganesh (7)
- Location
- Sambaragi village, Belagavi district, Karnataka
- Date
- May 27, 2025
- Cause
- Drowning in sand mining pit
- Involved
- Farmer, Sand Miners
- Police Action
- Athani police registered a case