Basti (UP), Jul 22 (PTI) The bodies of three minors were found from a 12-foot-deep water-filled pit outside their village in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district on Tuesday, police said.
The children, residents of Lohrauli village, had gone missing on Monday evening, they said.
Eight-year-old Virat Vishwakarma, 10-year-old Aditya Vishwakarma, and seven-year-old Ayush Vishwakarma had left home at around 6 pm on bicycles, but did not return, officials said.
A missing person report was filed, and search efforts were underway when the villagers informed them of the bodies floating in the water-filled pit.
Superintendent of Police Abhinandan confirmed that the minors died due to drowning. PTI COR KIS SMV RHL
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