Seven children, including four girls and three boys, drowned in separate incidents across Bihar on the third Monday of Sawan. In Patna district, seven sisters drowned while bathing in the Ganga River near Ranisarai village, under Bakhtiyarpur police station in Barh sub-division. Three bodies have been recovered, one girl is still missing, and three were rescued by locals. The girls, aged between 14 and 17, had gone for a holy dip around 5 AM on the occasion of Sawan Somwari. Among the deceased, bodies of Nandini and Radhika have been found, while Aarti and Babli Kumari are still missing.

Eyewitnesses reported that one girl went into deep water, and the others followed to save her, leading to all of them drowning. Locals managed to rescue three. Bakhtiyarpur police and an SDRF team are conducting a search operation for the missing girls. Residents allege that illegal sand mining has created 10-15 feet deep pits in the river, increasing water depth. Barh BDO Ujjwalkant announced immediate financial aid of Rs 20,000 to the affected families, followed by Rs 4 lakh compensation. Local MLA Arun Kumar Shah has demanded action against the administration and called for an FIR against the Water Resources Department.

In a separate incident in Katihar district, three children drowned in the Kamala River in Phalka police station area while taking a dip. Four other children were rescued safely. The deceased children were aged 9, 11, and 13. The families are in deep distress following the tragedy.