Two minor boys drowned in a pond in Nainwan town in Rajasthan’s Bundi district on Friday, police said.
The victims have been identified as Harsh alias Yuvraj (11), a resident of Nainwan, and Ayush (10), from Kota district, they said.
The boys had come to the pond with their families to attend a ritual for a deceased family member, police said.
Upon returning to their home, the family members found out that the boys were missing. The boys allegedly went to a different ghat and ventured into deep water and drowned, Nainwan ASI Veeram Dev said.
The boys were found after two hours of efforts and taken to a hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead, police said.
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A case under section 174 of CrPC was registered for investigation. The bodies were their family members after conducting a post-mortem on Friday, the ASI added.
-With PTI Input
