Bhandara, Oct. 12 -- A couple drowned in a canal at Korambhi village in Pauni tehsil of Maharashtra's Bhandara district after the husband jumped into the water to rescue his wife, who had accidentally slipped into it, police said on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as Swapnil Ashok Bankar (29) and his wife, Pragya Bankar (26). The incident occurred on Sunday evening in the Ujwa canal near the Gosekhurd dam, close to Korambhi village.
According to police, the couple had returned to their native village from Nagpur, where they were residing for employment. On Sunday evening, while returning from their farm, they descended the steps leading to the right canal of the Gosekhurd dam, located along Mahadev Temple Road, to wash their mud...