RAUTAHAT: Two children have died after falling into a toilet septic tank in Binuwa Tol of Chandrapur Municipality–10, Rautahat.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar Raya, spokesperson for the Rautahat District Police Office, both children, who had fallen into the septic tank on Tuesday night, died during treatment.

The victims have been identified as one-year-old Ranje Sah, son of Gamira Sah, and one-year-old Khushbu Sah, daughter of Jagdish Sah.

They were seriously injured after accidentally falling into the septic tank while playing and were rushed to Chandranigahapur Primary Health Center for treatment.

As per the Rautahat District Police Office, the bodies of the children were found on Tuesday night in the septic tank of Hriday Narayan Paswan’s toilet, which was covered with a plywood sheet. Police located the bodies during a search operation