An 18-year-old tribal youth from Kethini village was washed away while crossing a flooded stream in Chintalamanepalli mandal. His body remains missing. This is the second drowning incident in the Adilabad region within three days
While playing, the trio decided to go to the lake. After reaching the water body, though none of them knew swimming, they got into the water and drowned.
Ganta Srinivas (26) and his friends had installed an idol in the village. Since they wanted to immerse the idol on Saturday, the youth took the tractor into a tank to wash it before decorating it.
Ruth Evangeline Gali and Selah Grace Gali were said to have wandered out of their home to play. After a long search the children were found in a pond near the apartment complex.
G Uday Kiran said that Altheti Ajay (19), a degree student and Gandham Charan (19) from Kondapur village in Dandepalli mandal met a watery grave when they were taking dip in a deepest spot of the river.