A pilgrim who had arrived in Dharmasthala by walking from Chikkamagaluru drowned in River Nethravathi.
The deceased is fruit vendor Chandrashekar, a resident of Gowdanahalli. He accidentally fell into the water at the Snanaghatta situated on the banks of the river. A case has been registered.
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