Five children died after being drowned in a water-filled well on an empty plot of land in Surjani District, Karachi, police said Sunday.

According to the police, the bodies were recovered from the site and sent to the hospital for further investigation.

The identity of the deceased was identified as Maqsood, Zubair, Arman, Abdullah and Aseed.
Police said Aseed and Maqsood are two brothers. The children were between 9 and 14 years old and belonged to the same region.

Residents told the police that they went to shower in the morning around 08:00.

They say this is a well 4-5 feet deep as the water fills for some time.