ANANTAPUR/VIJAYAWADA: Three children and two youths died in separate drowning incidents reported from Sri Sathya Sai and Guntur districts in Andhra Pradesh.
In the first incident, three children drowned after accidentally falling into a farm pond set up in a pomegranate orchard at Naranagepalli village in Roddam mandal of Sri Sathya Sai district on Wednesday evening.
Accordingto Roddam Sub-Inspector K Veeranjaneyulu, the deceased were identified as brothers PA Darahas Reddy (12) and PA Harshith Reddy (10), along with their friend R Suguna Reddy (12).
The children had reportedly gone to the agricultural field to collect jamun fruits when they accidentally slipped into the pond and drowned.
When they failed to return home, worried family members searched the area and discovered their bodies in the pond. The police have registered a case and launched an investigation.