Salayan, Kalimati Gaunpalika‑7, Ghuiyabari – Two eight‑year‑old boys, Yogesh Buda and Ankita Buda, were found drowned in a small stream near the bank of the Babai River on the evening of 21 Kartik. The boys had left their homes to play on Friday night and had not returned. Family members and local residents began a search after they failed to appear at home. According to information officer Ishwar Roka of the Salayan District Police Office and Police Inspector Ishwar Roka, a joint police‑local search team located the boys in the water at approximately 7:00 p.m. They were rescued and transported to the local medical centre. The medical officer declared both boys dead at 7:40 p.m. Their bodies remain at the medical centre. An investigation team has been dispatched from the district police office to the scene to determine the circumstances of the incident.
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