Bodies of siblings found in water pit in Hyderabad

A day after two siblings were reported missing in Uppal Bhagayath, their bodies were found on Wednesday in a construction site pit filled with water.

The deceased were identified as P. Manikanta, 14, and P. Arjun, 8, residents of Kurma Nagar in Uppal. The two stepped out to play on Tuesday evening and did not return home. Following a complaint by their parents, a case was booked, and search was initiated.

According to the Uppal Inspector N. Election Reddy, some passersby observed bodies of the brothers in the pit, about 500-600 metres away from their residence, on Wednesday morning and alerted the police. “The construction site has small pits dug up to install pillars. Between them was a large pit with a depth of about eight feet. The two seemed to have drowned,” explained the official.

A case has been booked against the site contractor for negligence and an investigation was initiated.