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Three young sisters killed in road accident in MP's Amarkantak

IANS | January 24, 2026 03:45 PM

MADHYA PRADESH: Three minor sisters tragically lost their lives in a road accident in the Khajurwar forest area near Amarkantak, a renowned pilgrimage site in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.

The accident occurred around 1.30 p.m. on Friday on a dirt road approximately 35 km from the holy town of Amarkantak, officials said. The victims were identified as Kavya Mahobe (6 years old), Anamika Mahobe (3 years old), and Anshika Mahobe (3 months old) -- daughters of Dinesh Kumar Mahobe, a resident of Khajurwar village.

The girls were traveling with their mother, Rukmani Bai Mahobe, on the engine of a tractor loaded with cement bags and iron rods.

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