2 boys drown at Zuarinagar in IDC’s water-filled pit

Two minor boys died of drowning at Zuarinagar in Sancoale on Saturday. The boys had gone to play in an open pit nearby. The incident took place in a plot belonging to IDC where a pit has been dug up

The boys had gone to play in an open pit nearby.

The incident took place in a plot belonging to IDC where a pit has been dug up.

The two boys have been identified as Rohit Pandey aged 8 and Sameer Malbaari aged 12.

They were part of the group that went to play in the pit filled with rainwater.

When the boys noticed that the two boys were missing they raised an alarm.

Locals managed to bring the boys out from the water.

They were then rushed to Chicalim Cottage Hospital where they were declared dead on arrival.