Engineering student among 2 drowned

Mysore, February 6: In two separate incidents, two persons including an engineering student met with their watery grave on Sunday.

Vinod Kannan, son of Subramani of K?R?Mill Colony, was found dead in Varuna Canal on Mysore-Bangalore road on Sunday.

He had gone missing since morning. According to N?R?Police, the boy had gone fishing.

His cousin had lodged a missing complaint. Late in the evening, it was found that the boy had drowned in water. An inmate of Sarvajanika Hostel at Bhugatahalli on Bannur road, he had recently walked out of it due to some unknown reasons. A case has been registered.

In another incident, an engineering student drowned at Balamuri in neighbouring Srirangapatna taluk. The deceased has been identified as B?Radhakrishna (19), of Kabbinale in Karkala taluk in Udupi district.

He was a second semester student of mechanical engineering at National Institute of Engineering (NIE) here. He was staying at a hostel in Mysore.

According to sources, he had been to Balamuri — a popular picnic spot — along with his 15 of his hostel mates. He jumped into the water for swimming, only to meet a tragic end.

However, it’s not known whether the mishap occurred at the banned site, or nearby. Soon after the incident, anxious friends brought him to a hospital in the city, before shifting him to another, but in vain. KRS?police have registered a case.

In Kodagu

A two-wheeler rider was killed in a mishap when a van collided with his vehicle at Handli on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as Hemanth (20). Rash and negligent driving by the van driver is said to have led to the mishap. A case has been registered.