Three boys drowned while taking bath in a 35-foot-deep well in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, police said on Monday.
The incident took place on Sunday afternoon in Gorkha village, located about 100 km from the district headquarters in Sultanganj police station limits, they said.
The three boys, aged between 12 and 16 years, stepped down into the well for a bath.
When they did not reach their homes by evening, their family members started a search and found their shoes and clothes near the well, Sultanganj police station in-charge Vimlesh Rai said.
The family members and other villagers then informed the police, he said, adding that the bodies were later fished out from the well.
The police are conducting a probe into the incident, he said.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Not Taj Mahal Replica, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Says "We Gift These..." Couple Threatened And Extorted, Woman Molested At Madhya Pradesh Picnic Spot Woman Dies After 'Dupatta' Gets Caught In Machine At Food Centre Of Mahakaleshwar Temple "Intention To Dupe UPSC": Ex-IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar Denied Pre-Arrest Bail "Congress Should Be Ready...": Mani Shankar Aiyar's Big INDIA Bloc Remark 3 Marriages, Rs 1.25 Crore: How 'Looting Bride' Targeted Rich Men More Than Half Of Kolkata's Iconic Yellow Taxis To Be Off Roads In 2025 Data Exclusivity Anti Poor, Anti-Farmer, Anti Self-Reliance: Ashwani Mahajan Year Ender 2024: What Donald Trump's Return To White House Means For World Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.