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Five persons, including four girls, drown in irrigation tank in Tiruvannamalai

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Collector Vandhana Garg and Superintendent of Police R. Uthayakumar during their inspection of the irrigation tank on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement

A staff nurse and four girls of a government-recognised children’s home for girls drowned in an irrigation tank at Samuthiram village here on Monday (November 9, 2026).

The deceased were identified as staff nurse Thenmozhi, 24, Vijayalakshmi, 14, Alli, 14, Poomika, 13, and Valliammal, 16. Except Valliammal, who belongs to Kilpennathur village, the other three girls are siblings from Karapattu village near Chengam. The deceased did not know swimming, the police said. Initial inquiry revealed the home had been functioning for over a decade in the area.

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Five persons, including four girls, drown in irrigation tank in Tiruvannamalai

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