Three children were found dead in a pond at Pyauli in Arun Municipality-1, Bhojpur on Monday. Police identified the deceased as Ranjib Sapkota, 16, Susma Phuyal, 14, and Pradeep Phuyal, 8, of Arun Municipality-3. Police said the trio, who was  missing since Saturday, had apparently drowned in the fish pond owned by Toran Karki, a local man.