In an attempt to save her brother from drowning, a five-year-old girl died in Shivpuri district, around 700 km north of Bhopal, on Saturday. The boy died, too, a Times of India report read.

A family member said Anicha and her four-year-old brother had gone out to relieve themselves on Saturday morning, and the boy slipped into a canal. Anicha then jumped in to save him, but they both drowned.

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