11 dead in separate incidents in East Champaran ahead of Jitiya festival (LEADS CA 18)

Motihari, Oct 2 (UNI) At least eleven people died in separate incidents at different places in East Champaran district on the eve of the Jitiya festival on Friday. According to the report from Motihari, four minor girls drowned while taking a bath in a pond at Inarwabhar panchayat under Paharpur police station, they said. The deceased were identified as Sonamati (13) and Phoolmati (10), daughters of Pramod Mahto; Sonali Kumari (10), daughter of Virendra Mahto; and Pratima Kumari (12), daughter of Achhelal Paswan. According to the family members, the tragedy struck when Pramod Mahto's two daughters had gone to the…