However, after covering a short distance, both began to drown. Locals rushed to rescue the children and managed to pull them out, but by then, they had died, police said.
At the time of the incident, the victims’ father had gone to Nanpara for daily wage work, they said.
Tehsildar Ambika Chaudhary told reporters, “Post-mortem and other formalities are being completed. The bereaved family will be provided assistance as per rules”. PTI COR ABN RHL