Four of a family drown in UP

Four members of a family drowned while crossing a river in Hamirpur district, police today said.

35-year-old Sunita Devi, a resident of Pathnaudi village, had gone to visit a fair with her three children Pratima (12), Annu (7) and Kapil (4) yesterday across Burma river, they said.

As they failed to get a boat, the used tyre tube to cross the river while returning but lost balance and drowned, police said, adding bodies have been sent for post-mortem.