Kurnool: 4 Drown in Tungabhadra River During Wedding Trip
27 March 2026 5:28 PM IST27 March 2026 5:28 PM IST
After the wedding festivities concluded, four members of the group, two men and two women, went to bathe at the Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme project
Kosigi Railway Sign | Image Source: X
KURNOOL: Four persons from Karnataka drowned in the Tungabhadra river near the RDS dam at Agasanur village in Kosigi mandal of Kurnool district while bathing during a family visit, police said on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Rathnamma (26), Umavathi alias Sangeetha (28), Shivanand (20) and Mahantesh (20), all from Sunkeswari village in Manvi taluk of Raichur district.
Police said the group had come to Kandukur village to attend a relative’s wedding and went to the river around 12.30 pm. Rathnamma reportedly slipped into the water, and the others entered the river in an attempt to rescue her but were swept away.
Relatives pulled them out, but all four were found dead.
A case has been registered at Kosigi police station, and the bodies were shifted for postmortem.
Yemmiganur DSP N. Bhargavi and Kosigi CI B.A. Manjunath visited the spot and reviewed the situation.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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