SRIKAKULAM: Three persons drowned in separate incidents in the district.
In the first incident, 21-year-old Anil Kumar went missing in Nagavali river at Belamam village in Amudalavalasa mandal. Later, the body of Kumar was found near Srikakulam town. Police said Anil Kumar was an MSc student at Andhra University and had come to his grandfather’s house to celebrate Sankranti festival.
A 35-year-old constable (excise department), Sheik Anwar, went missing in Nagavali river near Tepparevu village in Etcherla mandal in the district. The body of Anwar was later spotted near Kalingapeta. Police said Anwar accidentally fell into the river while attending nature’s call.
In the third incident, a 45-year-old man, B Bhaskara Rao, went missing in Nagavali river near Chittarapuram village in Santhakaviti mandal. Later, police retrieved the body from the waters. Cops said Rao was washed away by water while he was transporting vegetables on a cycle.
