TIRUNELVELI
A class X student drowned in the Tamirabarani on Sunday evening when he had gone to Sorimuthu Ayyanar Temple near Papanasam dam to offer annual prayers.
Police said Ramesh of Nallur near Alangulam had gone to the temple along with his family to offer prayers as part of ‘Aadi amavasai’ celebrations in the temple. When his son Isaivanan (16) took bath in the Tamirabarani flowing near the temple on Sunday evening, he drowned.
Mr. Ramesh and his wife Petchiammal launched a search for their son, but they could not find him. On Monday morning, the body of Isaivanan was found floating near the Kaani tribes’ settlement.
Fire and Rescue Services personnel retrieved the body, which was sent to Ambasamudram Government Hospital for a post-mortem.
Vickramasingapuram police have registered a case.