Udupi: Mohammed Zaid, a student of St. Cecilys School, Udupi scored 607 (97.12%) marks in the SSLC examinations results announced on Tuesday.

Zahid is the son of Sadiq Abbu Haji and Zeenath.

Zahid scored 119 marks in English language and 96 each in Kannada and Hindi. He scoe 99 in Mathematics while his scores in Science and Social Science were 99 and 98 respectively.

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Mysuru: Six people, including three children, drowned in the Cauvery river near Arkeshwara Temple in KR Nagar taluk of Mysuru district on Sunday.

The deceased have been identified as Fatima (42) from Udayagiri in Mysuru; Mohammed Yasin (23), an autorickshaw driver from SBR Layout in Bengaluru; his wife Neha Kausar (19) from the same area; Uzeir (5) from Udayagiri, Mysuru; Emma Aiman (13) from Kadugondanahalli, Bengaluru; and Afif Ahmed (13) from KR Nagar.

According to The New Indian Express, the victims had visited a nearby dargah. While playing in the river, one person slipped into the water, and others entered it in an attempt to rescue them, leading to multiple drownings.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed grief and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for each of the victims’ families.

Mysuru Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladangi and KR Nagar police visited the spot and have begun an investigation.