Three brothers drown in pond in Bikaner

Three brothers aged between seven and 12 years drowned in a pond in Rajasthan's Bikaner district, police said today.

According to the police, the siblings had gone for a bath at the pond and ventured into the deep end of the water body in Nathusar village.

The deceased were identified as Shyamlal (12), Sundarlal (10) and Satunath (7).

The bodies were handed over to the family members "without conducting post mortem", police said.