The man died after drowning in a stormwater drain after allegedly slipping and falling in it.
Bengaluru (Karnataka):
A 32-year-old man in Bengaluru, died after drowning in a stormwater drain after allegedly slipping and falling in it, stated police.
His physique was discovered 5 km away from the spot. A case of unnatural dying was registered at Kempapura Agrahara Police Station.
According to the police, the deceased has been recognized as Lokesh.
Suspecting the explanation behind the incident, the police stated that the deceased might have tried to gauge the depth of a stormwater drain throughout which he slipped and fell into the drain on Sunday.
However, the household of Lokesh refutes and alleges that he slipped and fell into the stormwater drain and was washed away.
Lokesh is claimed to have slipped and fallen within the Kempapura Agrahara space and his physique was traced in Byatarayanapura on Mysore highway, almost 5kms away,” knowledgeable the police.
The officers additionally knowledgeable that the Kempapura police station has registered a case of unnatural dying.
Further investigation into the matter is underway.
Earlier within the day an FIR was registered at Bengaluru’s Halasuru Gate Police Station in reference to the dying of a 23-year-old girl after her automobile will get submerged within the flooded underpass in Bengaluru’s Okay.R. Circle, police stated.
The girl was recognized as Bhanurekha. An FIR was registered on the criticism filed by her brother Sandeep.
Severe water-logging was witnessed in an underpass within the KR circle space in Bengaluru after heavy rain lashed town. Earlier, a number of individuals caught within the underpass had been safely rescued and brought to the hospital.
Heavy rainfall and hailstorms lashed Bengaluru on Sunday resulting in extreme water-logging in a number of elements of town.
The rains disrupted regular actions for residents in numerous elements of town.
Trees had been uprooted in a number of localities and extreme water-logging was witnessed in an underpass within the KR circle space. Earlier, a number of individuals caught within the underpass had been safely rescued and brought to the hospital.
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