Two girls drowned in canal

Tirupati, Jan 30 (UNI) Two teen-aged girls were drowned in Telugu Ganga canal while crossing it at Elkapalli village in Thotampedu mandal near here this morning.

According to police,the girls who were cousine sisters, visited their relatives with their parents from Sri Kalahasthi to attend a ceremony when the mishap occurred.

On information, police rushed to the spot and launched a search operation to trace the bodies.

The girls were identified as Ashina (13) and Surya (12).

The bodies of the deceased were yet to be recovered, police added.

UNI