Patna, Sep 25 (Reporter) Altogether, twelve children drowned in Aurangabad, West Champaran, and Saran districts of Bihar while they were taking a bath on Wednesday. Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) Santan Kumar Singh of Aurangabad district said here that a total of eight children drowned in Madanpur and Barun blocks of the district while they were taking baths along with their relatives. Incidents took place in ponds and rivers. Besides other water bodies in both the blocks, he added. "Children were taking baths along with their relatives on the occasion of Jeewtia when the incident took place," he said, adding that those who died in the incident were identified as Ankaj Kumar (8 years), Sonali Kumari (13 years), Neelam Kumari (12 years), Rakhi Kumari (112 years), Nisha Kumari (119 years), Anku Kumari (11 years), Chulbuli (12 years), and Lajo Kumari. (10 yrs). All the bodies had been sent for postmortem, he informed. Similarly, two children drowned while taking a bath in Sabdara and Bhrwalia villages of Manjhi and Daudpur police station area in Saran district of Bihar. According to reports received from Bettiah, two children drowned in Parsauna village under the Sathi police station area in West Champaran district in similar conditions. All the incidents took place while children were taking place on the occasion of the Jeewtia festival...////...