Two men drowned while swimming in the Arkavathi river at T Bekuppe in Kanakapura taluk on Sunday.
The deceased are M Shivaraju, and S Santosh, both 28, and residents of Jayanagar 7th Block. They entered the river under the influence of alcohol and drowned, police said.
Shivaraju was a paint worker and was married for four months. Santosh was a welder.
According to police, three men -- Nagaraju, Raghu and Nagaraju -- left Bengaluru for Kanakapura on bikes at 5 am on Sunday. They were fishing in the river near Bekuppe. Their friends Santosh and Shivaraju joined them a little later. All the five then consumed liquor. Shivaraju and Santosh entered the water for swimming, while the others remained on the bank as they did not know swimming.
The two struggled to remain afloat and cried for help. The three friends on the bank rushed to the police station and informed the police. A team of 15 persons comprising the police and the fire force department rushed to the spot and retrieved the bodies.
The deceased are M Shivaraju, and S Santosh, both 28, and residents of Jayanagar 7th Block. They entered the river under the influence of alcohol and drowned, police said.
Shivaraju was a paint worker and was married for four months. Santosh was a welder.
According to police, three men -- Nagaraju, Raghu and Nagaraju -- left Bengaluru for Kanakapura on bikes at 5 am on Sunday. They were fishing in the river near Bekuppe. Their friends Santosh and Shivaraju joined them a little later. All the five then consumed liquor. Shivaraju and Santosh entered the water for swimming, while the others remained on the bank as they did not know swimming.
The two struggled to remain afloat and cried for help. The three friends on the bank rushed to the police station and informed the police. A team of 15 persons comprising the police and the fire force department rushed to the spot and retrieved the bodies.