BICHOLIM
A youth hailing from Dawangiri Karnataka but residing at Kajiwada in Vithalapur-Sanquelim drowned in the Valvanti river on Monday.
The deceased, Venkteshwar Basavraj Nagappa Kaikar, was identified after the body was retrieved by firemen from the Bicholim fire station. Kaikar had entered the river after leaving his clothes and slippers near the Sri Dev Tonyeshwar temple area at Kajiwada-Vithalapur.
The body has been sent for an autopsy at GMC hospital at Bambolim and Bicholim police are investigating the matter.
