Manoj Banaita, Siraha, Feb 21 : A three years old child was found dead in a pond of Siraha. The boy was missing since thursday has been found lifeless in the pond Kalyanpur Municipality-3.
The dead child has been identified as Aayush Mandal of Itariparssahi.The deceased was the son of Raj Kumar Mandal.
“The child might have got fallen in pond while people were engaged in a marriage ceremony.” said a local person Dipendra Mandal.
Information Officer at Siraha District Police Office, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Binod Adhikari said, search for the boy was conducted throughout the night. However, the body of the boy was found floating in the pond only this morning.
The primary investigation shows that the boy may have drowned while playing near the pond. Meanwhile, an investigation into the incident is in progress, police informed.
