Two boys were killed after a crane fell on them during Ganesh idol immersion in the Tungabhadra Canal near Hosapete.
As per information provided by the authorities, 18-year-old Ashok, a resident of Tungabhadra Dam area, died on the spot in the early hours of Sunday, while 17-year-old Nikhil, a resident of the same locality, breathed his last in the Koppal District Hospital on Sunday.
According to local residents, members of E.V. Camp Ganesh Mandali carried a huge Ganesh idol, about 34 feet high, in a procession for immersion late on Saturday.