Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 18 2009:
In a tragic accident, two standard II students got drowned in a pond located near their boarding of a private school at Moirang today.
Boarders of Loktak Christian Model School, Salam Michael s/o Ingocha and Arambam Noson s/o late Nobin went to the pond to take bath at about 12.40 pm today, said a police source.
They also invited their friend, Mahesh Tongbram to join them at the pond.
But when Mahesh reached the pond, he saw his friends drowning in the pond.
As he could not pull them out, Mahesh ran away to inform the hostel warden.
But when he came back, Michael and Noson have already sunk.
Soon local people joined the search and the kids were pulled out from the pond.
Immediately they were rushed to Moirang CHC but they were declared brought dead.
Micheal belonged to Naransena and Noson to Ngangkhalawai Maning Leikai.
The bereaved families have expressed strong resentment against the school authority.