<p>No sooner did they recover from the shock than they realised that one among them was missing. While Aditya, who they claimed had been travelling atop the vehicle, went missing, the others—Mohith Manjunath, Vinod Kumar, Aditya Bhograj, Kishore Kumar and Sowmya—wriggled out of the car which got stuck in the slush. <br /><br />Drama<br /><br />The drama unfolded at the Yamlur-Bellandur village lake side stretch on Wednesday morning. Five young engineering professionals, including a girl, set out on a night drive in their new four-wheeler (KA-01-MF-9038) and landed themselves literally in troubled waters. <br /><br />Around 3:50 am, after crossing Yamlur village and while moving on the tank bund, just before reaching Bellandur, Mohith Manjunath, who was driving the car, lost control of the vehicle. The car plunged into the lake. Luckily, four of them walked out of the slush by clearing the water weeds but were shocked to learn that Aditya was missing.<br /><br />The police confirmed that car owner Mohith and Aditya had consumed alcohol. Interestingly, when the cops tested Mohith for alcohol content later (10:40am) on Wednesday it showed around 43 per cent.<br /><br />Mohith, Vinod, Aditya and Sowmya are working for Dristhi Communications housed at Sahakarnagar while Kishore is employed with Omega Health Care, Murgeshpalya. Interestingly, Dristhi Communications is owned by Mohith. All are residents of Sahakarnagar, except Sowmya who lives near Byatrayanapura, BIAL Road.<br /><br />Mohith narrated the episode to Deccan Herald: “Kishore Kumar works for Omega Health Care while the rest are working with me. I started Dristhi Communications, Sahakarnagar, an advertising firm. We (four) were classmates at Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering. On Wednesday, after partying for quite some time, we decided to pick Kishore from his work place. Usually, his shift completes at 3:30 am. We called him and went straight to his office. Mid-way, Sowmya also joined us.” <br /><br />Final moment<br /><br />All was well till they crossed the narrow bridge after Yamlur village. “I was at the steering wheel and Vinod was seated next to me. Aditya was sitting atop the vehicle, enjoying the drizzle. He requested us to switch off the windshield wiper. I thought the wiper was hurting him, and switched it off. That was the last time I saw Aditya. Within seconds, the vision was blocked due to the rain,” recalled Mohith.<br /><br />“Unfortunately, we were not able to find Aditya. We took the help of a cab driver and requested him to drop Sowmya. Later, Sowmya alerted an ambulance, the police and fire services,” they added. <br /><br />The police, which have launched an investigation, are looking into all possible angles into the mysterious disappearance of the youth. <br /><br />Related<br /><br /><a href="../content/113775/friends-daze-police-baffled.html">Friends in a daze, police baffled</a></p>
<p>No sooner did they recover from the shock than they realised that one among them was missing. While Aditya, who they claimed had been travelling atop the vehicle, went missing, the others—Mohith Manjunath, Vinod Kumar, Aditya Bhograj, Kishore Kumar and Sowmya—wriggled out of the car which got stuck in the slush. <br /><br />Drama<br /><br />The drama unfolded at the Yamlur-Bellandur village lake side stretch on Wednesday morning. Five young engineering professionals, including a girl, set out on a night drive in their new four-wheeler (KA-01-MF-9038) and landed themselves literally in troubled waters. <br /><br />Around 3:50 am, after crossing Yamlur village and while moving on the tank bund, just before reaching Bellandur, Mohith Manjunath, who was driving the car, lost control of the vehicle. The car plunged into the lake. Luckily, four of them walked out of the slush by clearing the water weeds but were shocked to learn that Aditya was missing.<br /><br />The police confirmed that car owner Mohith and Aditya had consumed alcohol. Interestingly, when the cops tested Mohith for alcohol content later (10:40am) on Wednesday it showed around 43 per cent.<br /><br />Mohith, Vinod, Aditya and Sowmya are working for Dristhi Communications housed at Sahakarnagar while Kishore is employed with Omega Health Care, Murgeshpalya. Interestingly, Dristhi Communications is owned by Mohith. All are residents of Sahakarnagar, except Sowmya who lives near Byatrayanapura, BIAL Road.<br /><br />Mohith narrated the episode to Deccan Herald: “Kishore Kumar works for Omega Health Care while the rest are working with me. I started Dristhi Communications, Sahakarnagar, an advertising firm. We (four) were classmates at Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering. On Wednesday, after partying for quite some time, we decided to pick Kishore from his work place. Usually, his shift completes at 3:30 am. We called him and went straight to his office. Mid-way, Sowmya also joined us.” <br /><br />Final moment<br /><br />All was well till they crossed the narrow bridge after Yamlur village. “I was at the steering wheel and Vinod was seated next to me. Aditya was sitting atop the vehicle, enjoying the drizzle. He requested us to switch off the windshield wiper. I thought the wiper was hurting him, and switched it off. That was the last time I saw Aditya. Within seconds, the vision was blocked due to the rain,” recalled Mohith.<br /><br />“Unfortunately, we were not able to find Aditya. We took the help of a cab driver and requested him to drop Sowmya. Later, Sowmya alerted an ambulance, the police and fire services,” they added. <br /><br />The police, which have launched an investigation, are looking into all possible angles into the mysterious disappearance of the youth. <br /><br />Related<br /><br /><a href="../content/113775/friends-daze-police-baffled.html">Friends in a daze, police baffled</a></p>
