The boys were taken to a hospital but were declared brought dead. (Representational)
Two minor boys drowned while taking a bath in a river in the district.
The victims who were identified as Neeraj Kushwaha, 14 years old and Ashish Prajapati, 11 years old. , went along with four-five other friends to take a bath in the small water body in Taricharkala village, located 95 km away.
They were unaware that the stream was deep and got swept away in the water current, Tarichar Police post in-charge Bhagwat Narayan Yadav said.
Later, the police pulled the boys out of the water and rushed them to a hospital where doctors declared them brought dead
A case was registered in connection with the incident, he added.