5 children drown in water-filled pit left open in Bihar's Madhubani after soil excavation; 2 battling for life in hospital

IANS | June 3, 2026 6:30 PM

Patna, June 3 (IANS) A devastating tragedy struck Bihar's Madhubani district on Wednesday when seven children went for a swim in a deep water-filled pit in a field, leaving five dead and two others hospitalized. Preliminary reports indicate that the tragedy took place in the Raghepura-Yadupatti Chaur area of Benipatti, where soil had earlier been excavated using a JCB machine.