India, Aug. 14 -- Two minor boys, aged nine and 11, drowned in a rainwater-filled pit near DDA Flats in Delhi's Narela area on Thursday, police said.

The incident took place at 100 Foota in the Narela area, where the children, residents of Bawana, had allegedly gone to play. Police received information about the drowning and rushed to the spot, where the children were pulled out with the help of local residents. They were taken to Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandra Hospital in Narela, where doctors declared them dead, police said. The bodies were sent for medico-legal proceedings, and further investigation is underway, police said.

A family member said one of the children had left home at around 10 am after taking some money from his father,...