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.
