Migrant woman, two girls meet watery grave in Mancherial

A 24-year-old migrant woman and two girls drowned in a pond at Kashimpalli village in Jaipur mandal of Mancherial district on Sunday while allegedly washing clothes. Police retrieved the bodies and registered a case.

Mancherial: A woman and her two girls from the same family drowned in a pond while they were allegedly washing clothes there at Kashimpalli village in Jaipur mandal on Sunday.

Police said Manemma (24), her sister-in-law Keerthana (16) and younger sister Kavya (9), all migrants, met a watery grave. Their bodies were retrieved from the pond. 

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The family had migrated to the village from Khammam in search of a livelihood a few months ago and eked out a living by selling utensils in exchange for hair. Further details are awaited.

Manemma’s husband lodged a complaint with the police, following which a case has been registered.