Two minors drown while swimming in pond in Uttar Pradesh

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Two minor siblings drowned in a pond in Kamta Bujurg village of the Paniyara area in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred on Monday evening when Sagar (6) and Garima (4) were bathing in a pond located in front of their house and slipped into deep water and drowned, Circle Officer Ajai Singh Chauhan said.

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Later, villagers fished out the bodies from the pond, Chauhan said, adding that they have been sent for post-mortem.

The father of the deceased, Mahendra Verma, is posted in the Army in Jammu in the Dogra Regiment.

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