India, July 31 -- The burnt bodies of two minors, who were siblings, were found in a house in Janipur locality of Bihar's Patna, a police officer said Thursday.

The burnt bodies of the two - a boy and a girl - were found in the same room. The deceased have been identified as Anjali Kumari (15) and Anshul Kumar (10).

While the cause of the incident is not yet known, the police have registered a case and launched an investigation on the matter, PTI news agency quoted the officer as saying.

"We received information on Thursday morning that two children were lying dead inside their house in Janipur locality," the officer said, adding that the bed on which the bodies were found was also burnt. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, the ...