Two children died after falling into a farm pit
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The incident where two children died after falling into the agricultural pit took place in Saptasagara village of Athani taluk.
Sridhar Paris Hosur (15) and Harshita Sheetala Chippadi (8) are the deceased children.
On the occasion of Ugadi festival, the children had gone to visit the deity on the outskirts of the village. At this time, when Harshita went down to the nearby farm pit to wash the plate after sitting in the temple premises, her friend Sridhar, who noticed this, came forward to save Harshita. But Sridhar also slipped and fell into the pit and died.
The incident took place in the Athani police station.
English summary :Two children died after falling into a farm pit
