Two boys drowned while one other escaped when they were playing at river in Eithkhedi area on Tuesday; superstitious parents kept bodies over salt for three hours to bring back them to life.
The deceased were identified as Parv Parihar (9) and Sharad Mali (7) while Yuvraj Saini escaped who was playing holding hands and one of them slipped. Out of three, two drowned while third one escaped as he managed to left the two.
According to Incharge of Eithkhedi Karan Singh said that the boys were playing at the river during which they drowned. They were holding hands while playing and Sharad slipped due to which other boy also drowned but the third managed to rescue and revealed that they were holding hands while playing.
The bodies were taken to hospital, families were not willing for post mortem and were later convinced, he added.
The bodies have been sent for the post mortem and a case under section 174 of the CrPC has been registered by the police. Police have started further investigation into the matter. Police have denied any act of superstition as the family members were suggested by their acquaintances that keeping dead on salt due to drowning would come to live.