Uppinangady: Man drowns while fishing, goes missing

Uppinangady: A person who went fishing on Monday night has reportedly gone missing.

Janardhana (42), a resident of Mogru village is the person who has gone missing.

As per the reports, he had gone along with his friend Mahesh to the Nethravathi River at Mugeradka for fishing. He had got down at a place where a dam was under construction, due to which mud was accumulated in the riverbed.

However, Janardhana who got down into the river, drowned and went missing.

On the other hand, his friend Mahesh, instead of rescuing him with the help of the locals, rushed to Janardhana’s house to inform his family about the incident.

It is learned that he later went to a bar and was consuming alcohol. At this point in time, Janardhana’s relatives and friends have attacked Mahesh.

Meanwhile, the Uppinangady Police reached the spot and assessed the situation.