India News | Two Children Drown While Taking Bath in Pond in UP's Shahjahnpur

Shahjahnpur (UP), Aug 31 (PTI) Two children on Thursday drowned in a pond here while taking a bath in it, police said.

The incident took place in Ajmatpur village in Tilhar area when Priyanshu (10) and Sandeep (11) were taking bath in a pond and slipped into deep water, Tilhar Circle Officer Priyank Jain said.

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Their bodies were later recovered from the pond by the police and sent for the post-mortem. A probe is on in the matter, the officer said.

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