Two Boys Drown In Open Mine In MP's Katni District

Katni (Madhya Pradesh): Two boys drowned while playing in an open mine pit at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district on Sunday, police said.

The boys, aged eight and 12 years, ventured into the water-filled pit of a mine in Karhiya village under the Kuthla police station area, inspector Abhishek Choubey told PTI.

Bodies of the boys, Kuldeep and Anand Vasudev, were fished out and sent for post-mortem, he said, adding that a probe has been initiated in the matter.