Daijiworld Media Network - Kaup (AM)
Kaup, Feb 28: The two bodies which washed ashore at Katpady Mattu beach area here, late evening on Friday have been identified as those of Gopalkrishna Rai (45) and his six-year-old son Aneesh Rai, residents of Baltila, Bantwal, who had allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the Netravati bridge in the wee hours on February 16.
The bodies are currently at Ajjarkad government hospital mortuary. The bodies found at the beach were reportedly in a decomposed state.
Aneesh Rai (left) and Gopalkrishna Rai
As per sources, the relatives of the duo reached the hospital once they were informed and identified the bodies.
It may be recalled, Gopalkrishna and his young son Aneesh went missing from near Netravati bridge on February 16. A death note recovered from the car found abandoned at the spot had indicated that the duo would have ended life by jumping into the river. On that basis, detailed search operation was conducted by expert divers for five days but no information or evidence about the two could be gathered.