BHOJPUR: Two people drowned in a pond at Yuma Amchowk Rural Municipality-2.

The deceased are Nima Sherpa, 25, and Gelbu Sherpa, 20, of Amchowk-1, Washingtharpu.

According to District Police Office, Bhojpur, they drowned in the pond while they were swimming on Tuesday night.

Their bodies have been taken to District Hospital for postmortem, said Police Inspector Pandav Rajbanshi of DPO, Bhojpur.