Woman, two children drown in Mandya lake

Mandya: In a tragic incident, a woman and two of her children met a watery grave at a lake in Biranahalli village of Nagamangala taluk on Sunday.
The deceased are Gita Narasimaiah, 38, Savita, 19, and Sowmya. According to police, the victims were found dead in the tank by the villagers.
Besides ruling out theuicide pact, police said it was an accident. Victims who went to wash their clothes may have accidentally fallen into the tank and drowned.A case has been registered at Nagamangala Rural station.
In another incident, a 16-year-old boy has drowned in a canal at Huruliganganahalli village of KR Pete taluk.
Abhishek, Class X student, had been to went to a canal bathe his cows, and accidentally drowned. District minister K C Narayanagowda consoled bereaved family. A case has been registered in KR Pete police station.