Mancherial: A woman and her two granddaughters drowned after accidentally falling into a pond in Indaram village of Jaipur mandal in Mancherial district on Sunday.
According to reports, the deceased girls, Keerthana and Kavya, had accompanied their grandmother, Manemma, to a pond near the Kashipalli substation to wash clothes. One of the girls accidentally slipped into the pond. In an attempt to save her, the other girl and their grandmother entered the water, but all three drowned.
The deceased were natives of Khammam district. The family earned their livelihood by selling handmade cots and mattresses and travelled from place to place for their business.
Police reached the spot soon after receiving information about the incident and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
The bodies were shifted to a government hospital for post-mortem examinations. Further details are awaited.
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