Two boys drown in Banke river

KHAJURA, BANKE: Two boys drowned while swimming in a river in Banke district on Saturday night.

According to police, the deceased have been identified as Santosh Khadka (12), son of Tilak Khadka and Chandra Basnet (13), son of Karna Bahadur Basnet.

The duo were swimming in Mankhola in Baijnath Rural Municipality–6 in the district, when they drowned, informed police.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, informed police.