Driver was drunk while bathing in a stone pit filled with water near his house ahead of Diwali. As he went into the deeper parts he drowned. After a few hours of struggle, Jayakumar's body was recovered and sent to the Coimbatore Government Hospital for autopsy.
Coimbatore: Jayakumar, (38), is a lorry driver, is from the Anna Nagar area next to Coimbatore.
He was bathing in a stone pit filled with water near his house in a drunken state ahead of Diwali. As he went into the deeper parts he drowned. Seeing this, his brother Srinivasan was shocked and raised an alarm. Immediately the neighbours attempted to rescue him. Meanwhile, fire fighters rushed to the scene and searched the area.
After a few hours of struggle, Jayakumar's body was recovered and sent to the Coimbatore Government Hospital for autopsy. Coimbatore police have registered a case and are investigating. The incident of drowning in a stone pit on Deepavali has caused great tragedy in the area.
He was bathing in a stone pit filled with water near his house in a drunken state ahead of Diwali. As he went into the deeper parts he drowned. Seeing this, his brother Srinivasan was shocked and raised an alarm. Immediately the neighbours attempted to rescue him. Meanwhile, fire fighters rushed to the scene and searched the area.
After a few hours of struggle, Jayakumar's body was recovered and sent to the Coimbatore Government Hospital for autopsy. Coimbatore police have registered a case and are investigating. The incident of drowning in a stone pit on Deepavali has caused great tragedy in the area.