Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Apr 20: In a tragic incident which happened on the evening of Monday April 19, two youngsters who were having bath in Gundia rivulet lost their lives. This incident happened at Kumbulaya, Ichalampady in Noojibalthila in the taluk.

Those who lost their lives were Mohammed Dakir (19), son of Ummer from Nellyadi 'Shanthibeettu, and Mohammed Sinnan (21), nephew of Ummer from Uppinangady Saralikatte. Sinnan worked in the poultry farm of his uncle while Dakir was a college student.

Mohammed Dakir

The two, who arrived in a motorbike, had ventured into the rivulet from near the bridge. Ummer called Badruddin sometime later to inform him that his son, Mohammed Dakir, and Mohammed Sinnan, son of his sister, Asmal, had not returned after leaving for Kallugudde at 2 pm for the stated purpose of buying a goat. Ummer made several calls but the mobile phone was ringing and no one was responding. Badruddin went searching for the two, and during enquiry with some people engaged in fishing in the rivulet, got to know about finding some clothes of men and mobile phones Kumbulaya in Noojibalthila.

With the help of expert divers in the region, a search was conducted deep inside the rivulet, and the bodies were recovered in the evening.

The complainant stated that the family does not have any suspicion of any foul play in these deaths. Kadaba police assistant sub-inspectors Suresh and Chandrashekhar visited the spot. The mortal remains were taken to Kadaba community health centre for post-mortem.

Allegedly, sand extraction takes place at the spot even though the road leading to the rivulet had been closed by the police by digging a trench.