Two siblings drown in UP's Sultanpur

After pulling the children out of the water, the family members rushed to a hospital where doctors declared both brought dead, the police said. Circle Officer Kadipur Shivam Mishra said the bodies were handed over to the family without post-mortem on their request.

Two minor siblings drowned in a pond in the district's Akhand Nagar area, police said on Monday.

The incident occurred in the Sajampur Rajbhar village on Sunday. Muskan (8) and her six-year-old brother Veeru had gone to graze livestock when they decided to take a dip in a pond, they said.

When they did not return home till late, their family members launched a search for them and found the children's clothes near the pond. After pulling the children out of the water, the family members rushed to a hospital where doctors declared both brought dead, the police said. Circle Officer (Kadipur) Shivam Mishra said the bodies were handed over to the family without post-mortem on their request.