Thrissur (Keralam): Two brothers drowned after falling into a temple pond at Manikandeswaram here, police said on Friday.

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The deceased have been identified as Saideep (9) and his younger brother Sathvik (7), children of Pradeepkumar and Sajitha of Manikandeswaram.

According to the police, the children, who were playing near their house, went missing around 4.45 pm on Thursday.

Soon, family members and neighbours launched a search. Police found their clothes near the temple pond. Later, residents searched the pond and found the bodies around 6.30 pm.

The children were rushed to a private hospital at Mavinchuvadu, where doctors declared them dead, police said.

Saideep was a Class 3 student, while Sathvik was studying in Class 1.

A case has been registered at Vadakkekad police station under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in connection with the unnatural deaths.

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