Overview
- Police said eight members of an extended family entered the Cauvery near Arkeshwara Temple on Sunday, where a strong current left six dead.
- The gathering was for an Urs at the Hazrat Khader Lingavali Dargah, a Sufi commemoration, when a child slipped into the river and relatives rushed in to help.
- Authorities identified the dead as including two 13-year-olds and a 5-year-old, along with young adults Neha Kausar and Mohammed Yasin, who were recently married.
- Local fishers rescued survivors who are being treated in Mysuru hospitals in critical condition, with reports differing on whether two or three people were pulled from the water.
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced Rs 5 lakh for each bereaved family, and Mysuru police led by SP Mallikarjun Baladangi have opened an investigation at the site.