Kundapur, Karnataka: A 37-year-old man drowned in a temple pond in Kalavara, Kundapur taluk on Sunday night when he went there for fishing along with his friends.

The victim has been identified as Harish Poojary, a resident of Kalavara Narikodlu.

Despite the rain, Poojary and three of his friends decided to indulge in some fishing near the temple pond in Kalavara. However, Poojary ventured into the water for a swim, but soon found himself unable to stay afloat and tragically drowned.

Upon realizing what had happened, Poojary's friends promptly alerted local residents and sought assistance from the Kundapur Rural Police and the fire brigade. Despite their combined efforts and a search that lasted until midnight, the darkness hindered their progress, yielding no results.

The following morning, an emergency response team led by Ishwar Malpe arrived at the scene and resumed the search for Poojary's body. Ultimately, they discovered his lifeless body near one of the banks of the pond.

Kundapur Rural Police have registered a case in this regard and are investigating the matter.

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Agra, Dec 23: A truck driver dragged two people for about 300 metres in Agra under his vehicle, police on Monday said.

Some locals forced the driver to stop the truck and extricated the men from under the vehicle.

Police arrested the driver and seized the truck.

The two men, both residents of Nunhai in Agra, were going towards Rambagh from Waterworks when they met with an accident around 11 pm Sunday.

The driver, instead of stopping the truck sped up, trapping both of them underneath, police said.

"In the accident, two youths were dragged by a canter driver for about 300 metres. Later, some residents saved the youths by stopping the driver using force," Chhatta Police Station Inspector Pramod Kumar told PTI.

"The youths were sent for treatment at a nearby hospital and are still being treated, but are in stable condition. The youths were from Agra. The canter driver was arrested and the canter seized after the incident," he said.

A video of the incident that surfaced on social media showed the men shouting for help.

The video was purported to have been shot by a person passing by on a two-wheeler.