A person lost his life in an attempt to recover the body of a lady who allegedly committed suicide falling into a pond recently.
Police and fire personnel recovered the body of both, after an intense search.
ITI student Prema (19) of KB Koppal committed suicide by falling into the pond recently.
Villagers tried to recover the body with the help of fishermen and other experts.
Three divers — Ghouse, Riyaz and Addu from Ambalavadi in K R Pet — had been summoned by the villagers to retrieve the body of Prema.
However, Ghouse who jumped into the pond disappeared underwater.
Police and fire personnel, who arrived on the spot recovered both the bodies from the pond. Circle inspector Gopalanayak and sub-inspector Chikkanna were present.
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