Shivamogga: Two youngsters drown in agricultural pond
Shivamogga: In a tragic incident late Saturday night, two youngsters drowned after accidentally falling into an agricultural pond near Yadavala village in Shivamogga taluk, under the jurisdiction of Kumsi police station.
The deceased have been identified as **Gautam (22)**, a resident of Yadavala village, and **Chiranjeevi (22)** from Kumbargundi locality in Shivamogga city.
According to reports, a third youngster who also fell into the pond managed to swim to safety. On receiving the alert, a Fire and Emergency Services team reached the spot and recovered the bodies from the pond.
The deceased were taken to the mortuary of the government-run McGann Hospital in Shivamogga.
The incident occurred near a field adjacent to an orchard owned by Gautam’s family. Gautam had visited the orchard late at night with about 10 friends. While attempting to draw water from the pond, one of them accidentally slipped in. Chiranjeevi is believed to have jumped in to rescue him but also drowned.
Further details will emerge following the police investigation.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
