Two minor girls drown in golf course water body in Gurugram's Sector 71

According to a Hindustan Times report, two 12-year-old girls died due to drowning after entering to bathe in a golf course water body located in an upcoming residential society in Gurugram's Sector 71. Police stated that the accident occurred between 12.30 pm and 1 pm on Tuesday. Both deceased girls were native residents of Bihar.

According to the police, a group of four children entered the green area premises through a narrow gap in the peripheral wall of this place located in Sector 71 and started bathing in the water body there. Brick walls and wire fencing were erected around this green area. A senior police officer stated that there was a tree amidst the fencing due to which a narrow gap had formed there and the children succeeded in entering through it.

While bathing, two of the girls slipped and began to drown, while the other two girls panicked and fled from the spot to inform their family members. Following this, the parents and other people present at the spot informed the police. The police reached the spot immediately and pulled the girls out of the water body.

Both minor girls were taken to the Civil Hospital located in Sector 10A, where doctors declared them dead. Gurugram Police Public Relations Officer Sandeep Kumar stated that based on the complaint of the victims' parents, a case was registered against responsible persons on Tuesday night at the Badshahpur police station under sections 106 (causing death by negligence) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Sandeep Kumar further stated that legal action will be taken against the people responsible for keeping this place secure. After conducting the post-mortem on Wednesday, the bodies of both will be handed over to the relatives.