Pre-wedding photoshoot goes awry as couple meets watery grave in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Tragedy struck a 28-year old man and his fiancee when they drowned in the Cauvery river following a mishap during a pre-wedding photoshoot in Talakad in Mysuru district in Karnataka, police said.
The mishap occurred as the 20-year old woman lost balance and fell into the river while posing for a photo on a coracle and the man attempted to rescue her on Monday.
According to police, civil contractor Chandru and Shashikala, whose wedding was fixed for this month-end, went to Mallikarjuna Swamy temple at Mudukuthore for a pre-wedding photoshoot with their relatives and photographers.
On their way back, they decided to take some photos in the Cauvery river at Talakadu on a boat.
Since the boat was not there, they opted for a coracle ride, accompanied by Chandru's friend.
In the middle of the river, Shashikala reportedly stood up on the coracle. As she lost balance and fell into the river, Chandru jumped in to save her.
Both did not know swimming and drowned even as the coracle capsized in the melee, police said.
The coracle driver swam to safety while some onlookers managed to save Chandru's friend.
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BITS Pilani student killed, another injured as motorcycle collides with oil tanker in South Goa
Panaji (PTI): A 26-year-old student of BITS Pilani was killed, and another suffered grievous injuries after their motorcycle collided with an oil tanker in South Goa, police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred around 5.15 pm on Saturday near a junction at Upasnagar in the Zuari Nagar area, an official said.
He said that the tanker was heading towards Vasco town from Upasnagar when the driver, Pedro Ivo Medeira (66), allegedly took a right turn to enter another lane without ensuring the safety of the oncoming traffic.
The victim, Karan Narasimha Murthy, who was riding towards Verna from the BITS Pilani campus, crashed into the rear left side of the tanker.
Murthy and his friend, Soham Adhikari (26), another student of BITS Pilani, suffered grievous injuries and were rushed to a hospital, where the former succumbed to his injuries.
Adhikari is undergoing treatment at the Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim, the official said, adding that the tanker driver was arrested and later released on bail.
