Bhadrak: A minor boy drowned in a pond while playing near it at Nuapatna village under Tihidi police limits in Bhadrak on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Subham, son of Sashikanta Das of Nuapatna village.
According to sources, Subham fell into the pond while he was playing near the pond. His family members pulled him out from the pond and took him to Tihidi hospital, where doctors declared him ‘brought dead’.