Banda

A seven-year-old girl and her five-year-old brother died after falling into an open septic tank in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place on Tuesday night in Badanpur village, under the jurisdiction of Banda.

Station House Officer Vinod Kumar Maurya said the children — Shivanshi (7) and Shatrughan (5), daughter and son of Rakesh Sharma — had gone to a neighbour’s house to fetch water around 9 pm.

During that time, they apparently slipped and fell into a septic tank that had been left open for cleaning, and drowned, the SHO said.

On receiving information, police rushed to the spot and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination.

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An investigation has been initiated into the incident, the officer said, adding that no formal complaint has been received so far.