Hardoi Tragedy: 3 Girls Drown in Pond, Two Still Missing After Collecting Water Chestnuts

• Three teenage girls, Priyanka (12), Aarushi (14), and Janvi (14), went to a pond in Rampur Daheliya, Pihani, Hardoi, to collect water chestnuts.
• One girl slipped, and in an attempt to save her, all three fell into the deep water.
• Villagers rescued 14-year-old Janvi, but Priyanka and Aarushi remain missing.
• Police and divers are conducting a search operation on a war footing.
• The incident has cast a pall of silence over the village as hopes for the missing girls dwindle.