The mishap occurred when seven men, allegedly gambling on the riverbank, attempted to flee the scene upon a police raid.
Five people are feared dead after a coracle capsized near Baluti Jackwell in the Krishna River in the Vijayapura district in Karnataka. The mishap occurred when seven men, allegedly gambling on the riverbank, attempted to flee the scene upon a police raid. Two men managed to swim back to safety, while the coracle, hastily boarded in panic, capsized in the swollen river.