Two people fear drowned while idol immersion in Kengeri lake

Dr B Thomas (Special Correspondent)

Two people fear drowned and three escaped narrowly when they swam along with the idol into a lake in Kengeri to immerse the idol after durga Puja on WEdnesday.

The victims have been identified as Somesh,21 and Jeethu,22 from Maharastra had come with others to work as labourers at an under construction apartment in Rajarajeshwari Nagar.

The victims along with Ratan Ram and two others took the idol to immerse in Sunakal palaya lake on Uttarhalli main road in Kengeri .

The five swam along with the idol to immerse in the lake but only three returned .

Soon they searched for Somesh and Jeethu before realizing that they fear drowned and informed the police.

The Kengeri police alerted the fire and emergency service personnel who rushed to the spot and initiated search operation and called off later due to bad light.

The search to continue tomorrow to trace the duo, a police officer said