Katni (PTI), Aug 13 (PTI) At least four boys, aged 11 to 14 years, drowned while bathing in a pond in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district on Sunday, police said.

The incident occurred in Naigwa village under the Sleemanabad police station limits at around 4 PM.

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"The boys were playing near the pond. They entered the waters to take a bath when they drowned," said Superintendent of Police Abhijeet Kumar Ranjan.

He said the parents of the deceased are labourers who were out for work when the incident occurred.

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The police officer said family members of the boys spotted clothes and a bicycle near the waterbody while looking for them.

Some villagers started looking for the boys in the pond and found their bodies, he added.

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