Three young girls drowned in a well in Simalia village in the Ghoghamba taluka of Panchmahal district. The incident is believed to have occurred when the girls went to quench their thirst and one of them fell into the well, leading to the tragic deaths of the other two girls who tried to save her. The deceased girls were identified as Kirti Baria (5), Saraswadi Baria (10), and Lalita Baria (12). The police have registered the incident as an accidental death and investigations are ongoing.
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Deputy speaker of the state assembly and the chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) Jetha Ahir's social media account was targeted by cyber crooks. An offence was registered with the police regarding the creation of a fake Facebook account in Ahir's name.
Two persons were electrocuted to death while working at roadside eateries near Bhat in Halol taluka of Panchmahal district. Shailesh Rathwa (27) and Vinod Rathwa (27) were electrocuted while working to extend an electricity line. Both were declared dead at hospitals after the incident. Pavagadh police registered a case of unnatural death and started an investigation.