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Minors drown in UP

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Press Trust of India Hardoi (UP)
Two minors seeking respite from

the sweltering heat drowned while taking bath in a pond here, police said today.

6-year-old Aadesh Kumar and 7-year-old Chandni accidentally went to the deeper side of the pond and drowned yesterday in a village under Majhina police station here, they said.

Villagers noticed two bodies floating in the pond and informed police.

The bodies were later fished out and cremated, police added.

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First Published: May 03 2016 | 2:02 PM IST

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