India: Mother's carelessness, twin brothers 'drown' in washing machine

In India, three-year-old twin brothers drowned in a washing machine after their mother left them at home to buy laundry detergent.

Ravinder, father of Nishant and Nakshya, both 3, found the twins in a washing machine at home. The two children were immediately rushed to the nearest hospital but the twins died.

The scene of the tragic accident. Photo: NDTV

The brothers’ mother, Rakhi, said she left the house for a while around 12:30 p.m. to buy laundry detergent and let the brothers play together inside. She had previously filled the washing machine with about 12 to 15 liters of water.

“Six minutes later,” she returned home, the children were gone. A neighbor called the police. Mr. Ravinder immediately went home to look for his children. Half an hour later, he found the two children in the washing machine.

According to the police investigation, the cause of death for the twins was drowning. The mother of the twins said that she had left a pile of clothes next to the washing machine, and it is possible that the two children climbed onto the pile of clothes and got into the washing machine.

When the accident happened, the family's 10-year-old eldest child was at school.

The bodies of the twins were taken to the coroner's office.

The Indian Express quoted Deputy Commissioner Tiwari as saying that no evidence of foul play had been found, although an inquiry would be launched into the deaths.

According to Kienthuc.net.vn