Vijayapura (PTI): Police have fished out the bodies of two youths who were among the six people feared drowned after their coracle overturned in Krishna river in Vijayapura district.

A search is on for four others, police said on Wednesday.

ALSO READ: Karnataka govt orders transfer of senior 25 IPS officers; Yatish N replaces CB Rishyanth as DK SP

As many as eight persons, who were allegedly gambling on the river bank at Hale Baluti village, tried to escape in the coracle after a police raid on Tuesday.

The coracle capsized in the swollen river. Two of them managed to swim to safety, police said.

Get all the latest, breaking news from Karnataka in a single click. CLICK HERE to get all the latest news from Karnataka.

 

Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.



Chennai: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Tamil Nadu president K Armstrong died after he was hacked by a six-member gang near his house here on Friday, said police.

The two-wheeler-borne gang attacked Armstrong, a former councillor of Chennai Corporation, near his house in Perambur inflicting grievous injuries on him, and fled.

He died on the way to the hospital, they said. The police have launched a hunt to trace out and nab the suspects.