Two children of a family drowned in a water-filled pit near Dedu River at Thori of Parsa on Tuesday.

The deceased have been identified as eight-year-old Ansha Kathayat and four-year-old Anshaya Kathayat, sons of Manojaya Kathayat of Hanumannagar, Thori Rural Municipality-2.

According to Ward Chairman Amrit Krishna Sapkota, the duo had gone to the river, which is 150 meters away from their house, to take a bath before going to the school this morning.

DSP Kishor Lamsal and spokesperson at the District Police Office, Parsa, officially confirmed the death.