2 boys washed away

Howrah (WB), Sep 16 (PTI) Two boys engaged in pickingup coins from the Hooghly river bed were washed away inUluberia area of Howrah district today, the police said. The incident occurred when a steamer went past theghat of Haat Kaliganj, bringing a sudden surge of water to thespot where the boys were picking up the coins. Devotees threw coins in the river as part of areligious ritual and many boys picked them up using a magnetattached to a string. However, these two boys were not found when watersubsided. Following a search, the body of 9-year-old Rik Samantawas found first and then that of Sheikh Azad (5) was found ata distance. The bodies were handed over to their family afterpostmortem. PTI CORNN