Daijiworld Media Network - Giridih
Giridih, Sep 19: The bodies of two schoolgirls were recovered from a well in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Friday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Zahida Khatoon (13) and Gulabsha Praveen (14), both Class 8 students of the Upgraded High School Chiruwa-Kapilo under Saria police station limits.
Bagodar Sariya SDPO Dhananjay Ram said, “Both girls arrived late to school on Thursday. A teacher instructed them to return home and come back with their guardians. They left but were later found dead in a well.”
Ram added that no formal complaint has been lodged by the families so far, but an investigation will begin once a complaint is filed.