Bhawanipatna: In a heartrending incident, a three-year-old boy drowned while playing near the pond with his friends at Kutenpali village under Sadar police limits in Kalahandi district Monday.
The deceased boy was identified as Debraj Majhi, son of Kartik Majhi of the village.
Sources said, Debraj had gone to play near the pond with his friends while his parents were busy in some work. He was playing near the pond when he slipped and fell into deep water.
Locals rescued him from the water and rushed him to Bhawanipatna district headquarters hospital (DHH) where doctors declared him brought dead.
PNN