Medini Nagar (Jharkhand):
Two minor girls drowned in the Koel river in Palamu district on Monday, police said.
Pankaj Kumar Tiwary, in-charge of Mohamnadganj police station, said six girls went to the river to bathe after Holi but two of them drowned.
The victims were identified as Priya Kumari (9 years old) and Rubi Kumari (8 years old).
The body has been sent for post-mortem, he added.
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