Two including a 12-year old girl dead after drowning at Ramasamudra in Karkala
Karkala: A woman and a girl were drowned while taking bath in the Ramasamudra lake on Friday.
The deceased have been identified as Kavitha (26), wife of Mohan from Bhadravati, and Dikshita (12), daughter of Vani, who hails from Andhra Pradesh were living at Kabetti.
As Dikshita slipped into the water, Kavita saw Dikshita and enter into water to save her. Unfortunately, both of them could not return alive.
A case has been registered at the police station here.
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Mysuru: Six, including three children, drown in Cauvery during urus gathering
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.
