Bid to flee from police ends in tragedy: Five feared dead as coracle capsizes in Krishna River

The deceased have been identified as Pundalik Yenkanchi, Tayub Choudhary, Dashrath Gowda, Rafeeq Bombay, and Mehaboob Valikar.

Vijayapura’s Additional Superintendent of Police Shankar K Marihal told South First, “The incident occurred when the seven men were playing cards on the bank of the Krishna River. Upon receiving information, the police raided the location.”

He continued, “In a panic to escape, the men hastily boarded a nearby coracle belonging to fishermen. However, while they were escaping, the coracle capsized, resulting in five drowning, and the remaining two swimming back to safety.”

“The firefighters have launched a search operation and have managed to recover three bodies so far. The search is still ongoing for the remaining two bodies,” ASP Marihal added.

The authorities hope to conclude the search operation within the next few hours.

A case has been registered at Kolhar Police Station. Further investigations are underway.

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(Edited by Shauqueen Mizaj, with inputs from Mahesh M Goudar)

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