A tragic incident has occurred in Jabdi village, under the Babubarhi police station area of Madhubani district, where a four-year-old girl drowned in a pond. The incident has cast a pall of grief over the family. The deceased child has been identified as Aradhya Rai, daughter of Ram Balak Ram, a resident of Jabdi.

According to the application filed by the child's mother, Pinky Kumari, at the Babubarhi police station, Aradhya had gone out to play near her home on the evening of August 25, between 5 and 6 PM. When she did not return for a long time, her family began searching for her. Despite searching through the night, she could not be found. The next day, August 26, between 10 and 11 AM, family members discovered Aradhya's body floating in a pond located behind their house.

Upon receiving the information, Babubarhi police immediately arrived at the scene, took custody of the body, and sent it for post-mortem examination to Madhubani Sadar Hospital. After the post-mortem, the body was handed over to the family. Station House Officer Rahul Kumar stated that based on the family's application, a case of unnatural death (UD) was registered at the local police station on Monday. The deceased's mother has not made any allegations against anyone in her statement. Police are currently investigating the matter.