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
