Two minor siblings drown in pit in Telangana

Karimnagar: Two minor brothers drowned in a pit in Rajanna Sircilla district of Telangana today, police said.

The incident occurred in Chandrampet village after Rinku Soona (7) and Biju Soona (5) apparently fell in the artificial pit dug by brick kiln workers while playing, an official said.

The deceased were sons of brick kiln worker Rupadhar Soona.

The bodies were fished out and sent for postmortem, the official said, adding further investigation is on.
Police have registered a case of accidental death.

PTI