India, Aug. 11 -- Three minor cousins died after drowning in a pond on Sunday evening located in Rajasthan's Tonk district, police said. The bodies were handed over to the family members after post mortem on Monday.

The incident occurred in Saundhifal village where the three cousins took their cattle to a nearby pond.

The deceased were identified. All of them studying in class 10 and aged between 15-16 years.

The first boy jumped into the pond to take buffaloes out but when the animals did not come out of the pond.

After seeing the boy drown, his two cousins Vikas Bairwa also jumped into the pond to rescue him but they also drowned.

Hearing their screams, Rajesh Bairwa, father of one of the children, also jumped into the pond to save...