PATNA: Five children drowned in a pond at Bela under the
Babubarhi police station area in
Madhubani district on Wednesday. Sadar SDPO Kamini Bala said the deceased were identified as Kajal Kumari (9), Kanchan Kumari (12), Gauri Kumari (7), Sibali Kumari (12) and Rupa Kumari (9). Their bodies were fished out from the pond. Kamini said Kajal, Kanchan and Gauri were sisters while Sibali was their maternal cousin.