Nabarangpur: Two minor children drowned in a pond here on Tuesday. The mishap occured at Paikakatara village under Papadahandi police limits. The deceased were identified as Raj Bhadra (7) and Jhiliki Bagh (6). Locals retrieved the bodies from the pond in the presence of police and the remains were sent to a local hospital for autopsy. Papadahandi police have registered a case of unnatural death in this connection.