Siblings die snake bite in Darbhanga

Two minors, a brother and his sister, died of snake bite in their sleep in Bihar's Darbhanga district late last night, police said today.
Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Dilnawaz Ahmad said that the deceased has been identified as Anand Pandit (12) and Kiran Kumari (10), children of Mohan Pandit of Kumar Toli village.
Both of them were rushed to Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), Darbhanaga where they died this morning.
On the request of the family, the bodies have been handed over to them (family) without conducting post-mortem of the children, Ahmad said.