Talapady: A 36-year-old man named Harish, also known as Hari Prasad Acharya, reportedly drowned while swimming in a pond on Monday in Talapady.
Harisha was a resident of Durgipalla and worked as a welder.
He was unmarried and had a history of alcohol addiction, and he reportedly had not been at home for the past four days.
Harisha and his friends Yuvraj (Munna), Lohit, Naveen Devadiga, and Nitesh Uchil went to a nearby pond in a private layout for a swim. Unfortunately, Harisha allegedly drowned in the pond, leading to his death.
Fire brigade personnel arrived at the scene and retrieved Harisha’s body from the pond. The Ullal police transported the body for post-mortem examination. The police have initiated an investigation into the incident.
