Two boys drown in Malaprabha River during Yallamma fair visit in Belagavi
Belagavi: Two teenage boys from Gadag drowned in the Malaprabha River near Saundatti on Thursday while attending the annual Yallamma fair with their families.
The victims, identified as 13-year-old Veeresh Kattimani and 14-year-old Sachin, had accompanied their relatives on a visit to the Navilu Teertha dam when the tragedy occurred.
According to police reports, the boys entered the river for a bath but accidentally slipped into deeper waters. Neither of them knew how to swim, which led to the drowning. Upon being alerted, the Saundatti Police reached the spot and initiated a search operation. While Sachin’s body was recovered, efforts are ongoing to locate Veeresh.
A case has been registered, and further investigations are underway.
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Punjab Police cops withdrawn from Kejriwal's security
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI): Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, the state police chief said on Thursday.
"Time to time, we get reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and we share them with the concerned agencies.
"Following the directions of the Delhi police and the Election Commission today, we withdrew the component of the Punjab police in the security of Kejriwal ji," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Patiala.
"We showed our concerns to them. We will remain in touch with them. We will share our inputs with the Delhi police," he said.
The development comes ahead of the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly on February 5. The poll results are set to be declared on February 8.
