Jhansi, Sept. 29 -- Jhansi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vikash Kumar said on Tuesday that eight people drowned in two separate incidents in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh.

Speaking to ANI, SSP Kumar said that three youths aged 20-27 drowned in the Babina police station area, while five people, including four members of the same family, drowned in the Mauranipur area while attempting to rescue a boy who had fallen into deeper water.

All eight bodies have been recovered and sent for post-mortem examination.

"Today, tragic incidents occurred in two separate police station areas within Jhansi district. In the Babina police station area, the bodies of three young men who had drowned were found...They were aged between 20 and 27. ...