Two minor girls drowned in a canal located at Sindh Colony in Moro area of Kandiaro, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.

According to police sources, the bodies of the girls were retrieved from the canal by the local people and were shifted to a nearby hospital in Moro.

Police sources said that the deceased girls were identified as 8-year-old Azra and 9-year-old Sawera.

The bodies of the deceased girls were handed over to their families after necessary legal procedure.

However, the family members of the deceased girls said that they do not know how girls were drowned. Both girls were cousins in relation.

Reporter: Imtiaz Solangi