<p>The tragic incident occurred around 12:30 pm at Woodrich Anbi Club, a resort at Anegatta about 40 km north of here. The boy was rushed to a private hospital in Devanahalli where he was declared brought dead. <br /><br />It was the first day of the annual summer camp organised by the Devanahalli Sports and Cultural Association, an NGO that arranged the swimming coaching. <br /><br />Son of Ramesh C alias Venkatesh, a private security guard, and Nagarathna who hail from Gollara Beedi, Devanahalli town, Arjun was a sportsman in the making. <br /><br />While his parents, sister, and friends swear that Arjun did not know swimming, a worker at the resort claimed that he swam for half an hour before tragedy struck.<br /><br />The boys were allowed to swim in the beginner’s section (three-foot deep) but Arjun moved to five-foot depth, according to the resort worker. <br /><br />“We didn’t stop him looking at his strokes. All of a sudden, we heard his cries,” he said. <br />Ramesh, who rushed to the hospital in Devanahalli on receiving information, sought an explanation on why only his son was allowed to continue swimming when others had left the pool after a short session. <br /><br />Dr D Nagesh, who performed a post-mortem at the Devanahalli Taluk Hospital there, said there were no injury marks on the body when it arrived at 3:30 pm. A report was expected on Friday. <br /><br />Ramesh’s wife informed him about the incident at 1:45 pm when he was away at work. When he reached the private hospital, he had noticed blood in the boy’s nose, he said. <br />A total of 40 boys in Arjun’s age group were taken to the resort. Eleven people, including trainers and office-bearers of the association, accompanied them. <br /><br />N Raghu, former President of the Association, said the camp was started in November 2003 to train school and college students from the town for district- and state-level sports competitions. It charged Rs 1,500 per child for the entire camp. <br /><br />The Vishwanathapura police have booked a case of causing death by negligence under Section 304 A of the IPC against the association based on a complaint filed by Ramesh.</p>
<p>The tragic incident occurred around 12:30 pm at Woodrich Anbi Club, a resort at Anegatta about 40 km north of here. The boy was rushed to a private hospital in Devanahalli where he was declared brought dead. <br /><br />It was the first day of the annual summer camp organised by the Devanahalli Sports and Cultural Association, an NGO that arranged the swimming coaching. <br /><br />Son of Ramesh C alias Venkatesh, a private security guard, and Nagarathna who hail from Gollara Beedi, Devanahalli town, Arjun was a sportsman in the making. <br /><br />While his parents, sister, and friends swear that Arjun did not know swimming, a worker at the resort claimed that he swam for half an hour before tragedy struck.<br /><br />The boys were allowed to swim in the beginner’s section (three-foot deep) but Arjun moved to five-foot depth, according to the resort worker. <br /><br />“We didn’t stop him looking at his strokes. All of a sudden, we heard his cries,” he said. <br />Ramesh, who rushed to the hospital in Devanahalli on receiving information, sought an explanation on why only his son was allowed to continue swimming when others had left the pool after a short session. <br /><br />Dr D Nagesh, who performed a post-mortem at the Devanahalli Taluk Hospital there, said there were no injury marks on the body when it arrived at 3:30 pm. A report was expected on Friday. <br /><br />Ramesh’s wife informed him about the incident at 1:45 pm when he was away at work. When he reached the private hospital, he had noticed blood in the boy’s nose, he said. <br />A total of 40 boys in Arjun’s age group were taken to the resort. Eleven people, including trainers and office-bearers of the association, accompanied them. <br /><br />N Raghu, former President of the Association, said the camp was started in November 2003 to train school and college students from the town for district- and state-level sports competitions. It charged Rs 1,500 per child for the entire camp. <br /><br />The Vishwanathapura police have booked a case of causing death by negligence under Section 304 A of the IPC against the association based on a complaint filed by Ramesh.</p>
