Two sisters died after drowning in Vaitarna river while a taking selfie on Saturday evening. The deceased were identified as Santu Dasan, 15 and her sister Neela, 24. Two others who also fell in the river were rescued. All four are from the same family, officials said.

The incident took place at around 6 pm on Saturday when a group of four, all from the Dasan family had gone on to the Vaitarna jetty. While taking selfie from the corner of the jetty one of them slipped and fell into the river, since they had held each other while taking the photograph all fell in the river, said police.