Sambalpur: Two brothers reportedly drowned in Kalindar village under Rarakhol block in Sambalpur district on Saturday.
The deceased brothers have been identified as Priyanshu Seth (3) and Sriyanshu Seth (2), sons of Tukuna Seth of Tikarpada village in Angul district.
As per reports, Tukuna works in a farmhouse in Kalindar village for a year. On Saturday, he went out to the market. His wife Tilottamma also went out.
When Tukuna returned home, he noticed no one was inside the house. He thought the two children might be with their mother. As Tilottamma returned home, he asked about the children. But she was also unaware of them.
Afterwards, they searched for them everywhere. At last, they found them floating in a pond. The fire brigades on receiving the information reached there and fished out the two bodies and took them to the hospital, where doctors declared them dead. A pall of gloom descended on the village after the death of the two little boys.