Mandya: Two priests attached to Iskcon in Mysuru, drowned in the Cauvery River at Mahadevapura near Srirangapatna, on Friday. According to police, the priests R S Das,43, and Gunaravanadas,35, drowned in the river, after they went for a swim. When they had ventured into the river along with three other priests, the victims were swept away in a strong current. There is a heavy flow of water in the river, since there has been heavy rain for the last couple of days in the area.
Das was a resident of Nandini Layout in Bengaluru, and Gunaravanadas was a resident of Chitradurga. The deceased were with the Mahadevapura Iskcon branch, which is provides Midday meals to students. Iskcon farm chief Krishnakeshava Das filed a complaint with the Arakere police, after which the victims’ bodies were retrieved and handed over to Iskcon.