India, July 13 -- Two children drowned after allegedly falling into a rainwater-filled pit while playing in an agricultural field in outer north Delhi's Mukhmelpur village on Sunday evening, police said.

The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) had received a call at 5.55 pm reporting that two children were feared to have drowned in the pit, following which two rescue teams were rushed to the spot.

Police later identified the victims as Ayush (8) and Nitin (10).

According to the police, a PCR call regarding the drowning of two minor children near Hiranki Road in Mukhmelpur village was received at 6.08 pm.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the boys had gone to play in the fields behind a house around 4 pm when they accidentally fell into the...