According to the police, the mishap occurred in the Ardala lake located in Ainda Ardala village in Pandhana area. Most of the victims belonged to the nearby Paadalfata village.
Five persons were injured in this incident in Nayi Bazar area under Bhagwan Bazar police station in the district.
Meanwhile, the Hindu leaders in Bangladesh announced they would not immerse Durga idols in protest against the vandalism of the JM Sen Hall's puja venue, in the presence of police.
It was learnt that cranes have been deployed by KMC at the big ghats like Nimtala, Judges Ghat and others, to quickly pick up the idol from the water after it has been immersed.
Ramprasad Mallick, 25, a rural artisan and a resident of Kamrangaguri on the outskirts of Siliguri, said he did not collect such soil this year.
