The incident occurred on Saturday evening in Amarpura village under Shamshabad police station area, about 50 km from the district headquarters, they said.
Shamshabad police station in-charge Virendra Kumar said, “Kartik Yadav (14) and Aryan Shakya (12) had gone to pluck mangoes in the orchard outside the village and ventured into a nearby pond.” The duo drowned in the deep water, he said, adding that a case has been registered. PTI COR LAL ARU