Man saves daughter-in-law but drowns with two sons in lake in Raichur

The man managed to save his daughter-in-law from drowning. Later, while attempting to save his two sons, who fell into the lake accidentally, he drowned along with them.

Raichur:A man while attempting to save his two sons, who had fallen into the lake while quarreling, drowned along with them in the outskirts of Sirwar town in Karnataka's Raichur district on Monday, police said.

The deceased, identified as 60-year-old Mudukappa and his sons Shivu Mudukappa (23) and Basavaraja Mudukappa (20), were residents of Lakkadinni village in Sirwara. According to police, on Monday, Basavaraja got into a fight with his father over money. While they were quarrelling with each other, Basavaraja's newly wedded wife, Mayamma jumped into the nearby lake. Basavaraja was in love with Mayamma and had married her a few months ago.

On learning about the incident, Mudukappa dived into the water to save his daughter-in-law. Mayamma was somehow rescued by Mudukappa. On the other hand, Shivu and Basavaraja, who were standing near the lake, got into a verbal altercation over some trivial matter. The two brothers, suddenly slipped and fell into the water accidentally.

But, the youths did not know swimming. Mudukappa, who had just rescued his daughter-in-law now ran to save his sons. However, the man not only failed to save his sons but himself died by drowning.

On getting information about the incident, the Arakera fire brigade officials rushed to the spot and launched a search operation. They found the three bodies from the lake after sometime. A case in this regard has been registered under Sirwar Police Station.

Recently, six members of a family, including two minor children drowned in the sea near the Gandhar coast of Muller village in Wagra taluk of Gujarat. Due to the sudden rise in the sea water, the children who were playing on the shore were washed away by the waves. The family members who tried to save them were also drowned.