Six drown in Cauvery river near Arkeswara temple in KR Nagar

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of six individuals who drowned while going for a swim in the Cauvery river near Arkeswara temple in K R Nagar, Mysuru taluk.

Expressing his grief over the tragedy, the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took to X and stated, “It is heartbreaking to learn that six people drowned in the Cauvery river while going for a swim near the Arkeswara Temple in K R Nagar, Mysuru…A compensation of 5 lakh rupees each will be provided to the families of the deceased…”

ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಕೆ.ಆರ್.ನಗರದ ಅರ್ಕೇಶ್ವರ ದೇಗುಲದ ಬಳಿ ಕಾವೇರಿ ನದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈಜಲು ತೆರಳಿದ್ದ 6 ಮಂದಿ ನೀರುಪಾಲಾದ ವಿಚಾರ ತಿಳಿದು ದುಃಖವಾಯಿತು.
ಮೃತರ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಚಿರಶಾಂತಿ ಸಿಗಲಿ, ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬ ಸದಸ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಅಗಲಿಕೆಯ ದುಃಖ ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಸಿಗಲಿ ಎಂದು ದೇವರಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

ಕುಟುಂಬ ಸದಸ್ಯರನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡು ನೊಂದಿರುವ ಜೀವಗಳಿಗೆ…

— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) April 19, 2026

Meanwhile, in a separate incident in the state, miscreants allegedly vandalised Mahatma Gandhi’s statue overnight at Mahatma Gandhi Road in Haveri city. Taking cognisance of the incident, Haveri SP Yashoda Vantagodi and the city police visited the spot and conducted an inspection. Later, the police took the 2-foot-tall defaced statue to the city police station.

A case has been registered under the jurisdiction of Haveri city police station. The police are inspecting the city’s CCTV as the one in Gandhi Circle was reportedly shut down. (ANI)