Chikkaballapur: Four boys meet watery grave

Chikkaballapur: Four boys drowned while bathing in a pond in the district on Wednesday, police said.

The boys aged between 11 and 13 had gone to take bath in the water body in the afternoon when the tragic incident occurred.

In a tweet, state Health Minister K Sudhakar said, ‘Four children drowned near Sajjuvarapalli village in Bagepalli Taluk of Chikkaballapur district.’ The bodies were fished out.

An investigation is on, they said.