Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod
Kasargod, Oct 22: In a tragic incident, two children drowned in a pond at Thalangara here on Thursday October 22.
The deceased have been identified as Altaf (8) and his brother Atif (4), sons of Anwar and Reshma from Deralakatte, Mangaluru.
Atif and Altaf
The children along with their mother and grandmother had been to Malik Deenar mosque for 'ziarat'. While the two ladies stood near the mosque, the children went off to see a pond located nearby.
A few minutes later, the children began screaming for help and people who were around rushed to their rescue and pulled them out of the water. The boys were rushed to hospital but they could not be saved.
It is learnt that October 22 being holiday for schools, Reshma along with her sons had come to her mother's house at Kasargod Chowki.
The bodies were shifted to Kasargod general hospital.
Kasargod town police have registered a case.