Two children, aged 9 and 5, found dead inside parked car in Patna

Police said they got a 112 call and found one child alive at the spot. The child was taken to hospital but could not survive. (Image: PTI)

Two children, a girl and a boy, were found dead inside a parked car in Patna's Indrapuri area on Friday evening.

According to officials, the girl was nine years old while the boy was five.

"Police received information that the bodies of two children — a girl and a boy — were found inside a car in Indrapuri locality. Officials immediately reached the spot and recovered the bodies. They are trying to ascertain the identity of the children. Bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination", Patna (Central) SP Diksha said, PTI reported.

The exact circumstances surrounding their deaths will only be known after the autopsy report is available, she said.

"We are investigating the cause of death. Postmortem will reveal the reasons behind their death. Both the children are aged between 5-10 years. A call was received on 112, when the police reached the spot, they found the one of them was alive. The child was rushed to the hospital, however, couldn't survive. We are investigating the owner of the vehicle," Muhibullah Ansari, Law and Order DSP 2, told PTI.

Earlier, amid rising cases of crimes in the city, the charred remains of two siblings were discovered inside a house in Patna’s Janipur locality on July 31. The victims, identified as Anjali Kumari (15) and Anshul Kumar (10), were found in the same room.

(With inputs from PTI)