5 Madhya Pradesh boys drown in pond

Dewas (MP): Five boys, aged between 11 and 15 years, drowned in a pond in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, Tuesday afternoon, police said. The incident took place at Khajuria Kanka village, about 40 km from Dewas town.

A group of seven children was bathing in the pond on the outskirts of the village when five of them slipped into deep waters, said Sonkatch Police Station in-charge Avinash Singh Sengar. The other two ran to the village to inform people, he said.

By the time help arrived, all the five boys – two of them brothers – drowned drowned before they could be rescued, said Avinash.

The bodies were fished out later in the day and sent for post-mortem.

District Collector Shrikant Pandey and SP Chandrashekhar Solanki visited the village following the tragedy.

Financial assistance would be provided to the families of the deceased boys, the collector announced.

PTI

 

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