Udupi: Two teenagers die after drowning in lake while swimming in Brahmavar
Brahmavar: In an incident that occurred on Tuesday, two individuals including a minor boy died after drowning in the lake they had gone swimming in at Uggel Bettu Madisaalu.
The deceased youngsters have been identified as Shreyas (18), son of Chanthaaru resident Uday Kumar and Anas (16), a resident of Svarnanagar Sunshine Building in Varamballi. The duo had gone swimming at the lake with their friend named Sanjay on the afternoon of October 19. While Sanjay was swimming close to the shore, Shreyas and Anas had ventured further into the middle of the lake. It is learned that both the youngsters had drowned and gone missing in that instance.
Sanjay who witnessed the drowning had hidden this fact out of fear. After learning about the disappearance of the youngsters in the evening, the families of the missing boys, along with the locals and Fire Brigade services began a search operation. The missing boys were not found even then. When the search was continued during Wednesday morning, around 10.30 am, the bodies of both the youngsters were found near the Herur Railway Bridge, it is learned.
The Fire Brigade personnel along with diving expert Eeshwar Malpe reportedly participated in the search.
A case has been registered at the Brahmavar police station in this regard.
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Vadodara car crash: FSL report reveals accused smoked marijuana, was not drunk
Vadodara: The main accused in the March 14 car crash in Vadodara, Rakshit Chaurasia, had smoked marijuana but was not under the influence of alcohol, according to the primary report from Gandhinagar’s Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL). Chaurasia, a 20-year-old law student, was driving a speeding car that rammed into two-wheelers near Muktanand crossroads in Karelibaug, killing a woman and injuring several others.
The FSL’s findings, as cited by police officials, revealed that Chaurasia’s blood sample tested positive for marijuana. Two others who were in the car with him—Praanshu Chauhan and Suresh Bharwad—also tested positive for the same. All three have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
Chaurasia has also been booked under s. 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which deals with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He is currently lodged in Vadodara Central Jail. Chauhan has also been arrested, while Bharwad remains absconding.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone 4, Panna Momaya, the blood reports confirmed drug consumption. "They were driving the car after smoking marijuana," she said.
CCTV footage showed the car speeding before taking a sharp turn and hitting the two-wheeler. In the moments before the crash, Chaurasia was seen behaving erratically, shouting "another round, another round," followed by chanting “Om Namah Shivay” and calling out a girl’s name, “Nikita.”
Later, Chaurasia told reporters that a pothole caused the accident and claimed he was driving at 50 km/hr. He also said the airbag deployment had obstructed his view.
