MAHRAJGANJ: Four children, including three girls, drowned while taking a bath in a pond near Kuwadhari village here, the police said.
The deceased have been identified as Sabeena (10), Rubeena (10), Ruksar (10) and Arman (8), Superintendent of Police R P Singh said.
"The incident took place this afternoon, when the children had gone to take a bath in the pond," he said.
Bodies of all the four children were fished out with the help of villagers and police officials, Singh added.