Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal
Bantwal, Nov 24: In a tragic incident, a seven-year-old boy drowned in a temple pond near Kalladka here on the evening of Friday November 24.
Sriram, son of Satyanarayana, a resident of Bhagavatikodi, Neralakatte, drowned in the pond located in the premises of Umashiva Kshetra temple.
The family had come to Umashiva Kshetra for a ritual connected to the death of Sriram's grandfather.
Sriram and his friend went to the pond to play, and all of a sudden, he slipped and fell into the water. His friend hurried back to the family and raised an alarm. The people who were in the temple rushed to Sriram's rescue and brought him out of the water. Though he was taken to hospital immediately, Sriram breathed his last on the way.
Sriram was a student of second standard at Mani Bala Vikasa English Medium School. He was said to be a talented boy.
Bantwal town police have registered a case.