Three die by drowning while immersing Dasha Mata idol in Sabarmati

Three individuals died by drowning in Sabarmati river in Gandhinagar today, while immersing the Dasha Mata idol in the river.

According to reports, a 12-year-old girl was performing the 'visarjan' (immersing) ritual when the incident occurred. Four more people dived in to save the girl. However, two of them also lost their lives, while two were saved by the locals.

The Gandhinagar Fire Brigade arrived at the scene and recovered the bodies. The police have initiated further investigation into the matter.

More details on this are awaited.

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