TWO MINOR BOYS DROWNED INTO A POND AND DIED

TWO MINOR BOYS DROWNED INTO A POND AND DIED

22-OCT-ENG 1

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA------------------------Two minor boys drowned to death into a pond behind the Satpahari Depo near Gausganj locality under Ara town police station in Bhojpur district. The deceased were identified as Shankar Nat 10 son of Yogendra Nat of Banahi village under Bihia police station and Chhotu Nat 7 son of Santosh Nat of Gausganj Ward No 2 near Satpahadi Depo under Ara town police station. Shankar Nat was maternal uncle of Chhotu Nat.

Family members of the deceased said that Shankar Nat and Chhotu Nat had gone to a pond behind Satpahari Depo near Gausganj under Ara town police station to attend call of nature where they slept and fell into the pond and drowned. The locals informed their family members about the incident. The family members with the help of local divers fished out their bodies informed the police. On information, the police arrived at the spot and recovered the bodies and brought them to the Ara Sadar Hospital for postmortem.