Dr.Thomas (Sub-Editor)
In a tragic incident, a 40-year-old private firm employee drowned in a lake in the outskirts of Kanakapura after he jumped into the lake to escape from police on Sunday.
The deceased Kalaiah,native of Boodiguppe village in Kanakapura,working in a private company in Bengaluru.
Kalaiah was married and living with wife and two children.
On Sunday he along with his four friends went to the lake reportedly to play cards.The police patrolling team passing by noticing the group and approach them for inquiry.
Fearing police will arrest them,they jumped into the lake to escape but soon Kalaiah who does not know how to swim,drowned .
The police with the help of others rescued him and rushed him to a private hospital but by then it was too late.The doctors after examination declared him as dead on arrival .
While the police have registered a case of un natural death,family and friends staged a protest in front of the Police station demanding justice for the death of Kalaiah.
