Shivamogga, June 3: Three boys who have gone for a swim in a tank at Tammadihalli village in the taluk on Sunday afternoon drowned.

The deceased boys are identified as Chiranth (14), Vasanth (14) and Ajay (12) of Tammadihalli village. Knowing that the boys were drowning, the villagers rushed to the spot. But before they reach the tank, the boys were drowned. The bodies were fished out of the water. The Kumsi police who visited the spot took the bodies to McGann Hospital for postmortem.

As today is Sunday, around eight boys have gone for a swim at Janglikere on the outskirts of the village. Because of the monsoon rains, the rainwater collected in the tank. But the boys, who were unaware of the depth of the tank in some places, drowned in the water accidentally and died, it is said.



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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.

The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.

According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.

Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.

Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.

After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.