Two Boys Drown in Mura Rivulet at Jabdi

Two young boys drowned while swimming in the Mura rivulet at Jabdi on Saturday.

District Police Office spokesperson Yogendra Khatiwada said the boys were identified as nine-year-old Yunish Khatri from Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City-16 and 11-year-old Hem Bahadur (Bishu) Pariyar from Itahari-5.

After getting the news, a police team led by Inspector Lekh Nath Dahal from the Pakali Area Police Office quickly went to the scene.

Both boys were pulled out of the water and taken to Sanvi City Hospital in Itahari, but doctors declared them dead on arrival.

Their bodies have been sent to BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences for post-mortem examination.