A four-year-old girl drowns in a temple tank in Yadagirigutta

A four-year-old girl drowned after she allegedly accidentally slipped into the temple tank at the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Yadagirigutta on Wednesday (October 21) evening.

The deceased was identified as Shivalingam Adhyatha, daughter of Praveen Kumar, a resident of Badangpet in Ranga Reddy district.

According to an officer from the Yadadri police, the incident took place around 6 pm when Praveen Kumar and his family visited the temple. While the family members were bathing in the Pushkarini near Kalyana Katta, Adhyatha was playing on the steps of the tank.

The child accidentally slipped and fell into the water. Because she couldn’t swim, she started drowning. Family members and others present at the spot immediately pulled her out and rushed her to AIIMS Hospital, Bibinagar for treatment.

Despite medical intervention, the girl died at 8:32 p.m. during treatment, the police said. After the incident, Yadadri police registered a case and shifted the body to Bhongir Government Hospital for postmortem.

The body was subsequently handed over to the child’s father. Further investigation is underway.

Published – 22 Oct 2026 20:20 IST