Two girls washed away in Tungabhadra River

Haveri: Two girls were washed away while crossing Tungabhadra river at Hirebidari village in Ranebennur taluk on Saturday night.

The deceased are Keertana Ingalagundi, 17, and Abhilasha Halageri, 19. They had gone to the river on Saturday evening along with their relatives. All of them allegedly slipped into the river, but a girl, a boy and a man were rescued by locals, who were on the spot.

But two girls were washed away. The body of Keertana was found two hours after the incident while Abhilasha’s body was found at 3.30am on Sunday by the fire and police department. The case has been registered at Ranebennur rural police station.