UP: Woman, granddaughter die after coming under mound

A 55-year-old woman and her teenage granddaughter died here in the district's Khaga town on Monday when they came under a mound while digging soil at a pond.

Jaiprakash Shahi, Khaga Police Station SHO, said that Parvati was digging soil at a pond for some household use with her granddaughter Shalini, 12, and grandson Abhishek, 10, when suddenly all three came under a mound. Parvati and Shalini died on the spot, while Abhishek got minor injuries, he said.

The SHO said that the bodies of the deceased have been sent for a post mortem examination.