India News | UP: 2 Minor Boys Drown in Chandan River
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Maharajganj (UP), Jul 10 (PTI) Two minor boys drowned in the Chandan river here while taking a bath, police said on Sunday.
Nichlaul Circle Officer Sunil Datt Dubey said the bodies of the two children have been recovered from the river.
The incident took place when the minors identified as Nitesh Sahni (8) and Pankaj Gupta (9) ventured into deep waters, and drowned, he said.
When the boys did not return home, family members started to search them, police said.
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The bodies of the children were fished out by divers on Sunday afternoon, Dubey added.
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