Tragedy in Fatehpur: Brother, Sister Drown in Open Septic Tank

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News18•18-02-2026, 14:00
Tragedy in Fatehpur: Brother, Sister Drown in Open Septic Tank
- •A seven-year-old girl, Shivanshi, and her five-year-old brother, Shatrughan, drowned in an open septic tank in Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh.
- •The incident occurred on Tuesday night in Badanpur village.
- •The children, daughter and son of Rakesh Sharma, were fetching water from a neighbour's house when they slipped and fell into the tank.
- •The septic tank had reportedly been left open for cleaning.
- •Police have sent the bodies for postmortem and initiated an investigation, though no formal complaint has been received.
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