Two die as raft capsizes in Hemmigepura Lake

Two men drowned after a raft capsized in Hemmegipura Lake, South Bengaluru, on Saturday night, police said.

A group of six men — all school van drivers working for Jain Public School, Jayanagar — had gone partying at the lake. They relished mutton and alcohol. After some time, three of them decided to go on a fishing expedition by hiring a raft. Midway into the lake, the raft capsized.

One of the men, Chiranjeevi, managed to swim to safety while the other — Shankar (35) from Gollahalli and Shiva (25) from Hemmegipura — drowned. Their bodies were retrieved on Sunday, Thalaghattapura police said.