43 dead, 3 missing in Bihar during ‘Jivitputrika’ festival

At least 43 people, including 37 children, drowned and three others went missing while taking holy dips in rivers and ponds in separate incidents during the ‘Jivitputrika’ festival in Bihar, the state government said on



Thursday.

The incidents occurred in 15 districts of the state during the festival held on Wednesday, September 25.

During the ‘Jivitputrika’ festival, women fast for the well-being of their children and both take holy dips.