Boy drowns during fishing festival

June 04, 2022 08:23 pm | Updated 08:23 pm IST - TIRUCHI

A 20-year-old college student drowned in a pond during a fishing festival near Viralimalai in Pudukkottai district.

M. Thangavel, who took part in a fishing festival held at Kalkudi Periyakulam near Eluvanampatti, was trapped in the mud and drowned. His body was taken to Pudukottai Government Hospital for an autopsy. A case has been registered and an inquiry is under way, police sources said.

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