Woman, niece drown in Manjeera river in Medak

A 35-year-old woman and her 16-year-old niece drowned in the Manjeera river at Podichenpally near the Edupayala temple in Medak district on Friday. The duo had reportedly entered the river to wash clothes when the incident occurred.

Medak: In a tragic incident, a woman and her niece drowned in Manjeera river at Podichenpally near the Edupayala temple on Friday. 

The deceased, Manjula (35), a resident of Cheekode, and her niece Spoorthi (16), a resident of Podichenpally, had reached the river. They entered the river to wash clothes and drowned. Spoorthi was a Class 10 student at a local school. 

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The bodies were retrieved from the water and shifted to the Government hospital in Medak for a postmortem examination. The police registered a case.