Karwar: In a tragic incident, three individuals, an 11-month-old infant among them, were found dead in the Ganeshpal stream in Yellapur taluk on Monday.
Rajeshwari Narayan Hegde, 52, her daughter, 28-year-old Vani Prakash and the latter’s child have been identified as the victims. While Rajeshwari was a resident of Kalagodlu village in Yellapur taluk in Uttara Kannada district, her daughter, who had been living in Shivamogga with her husband, had returned to her maternal home for the naming ceremony of her child that was scheduled to be held next week.
Yellapur police have registered a case in connection with the tragic incident. Cops are investigating the reason that may prompted the mother-daughter duo to take the extreme step, with a toddler in tow. The bodies of the three victims will be autopsied, said police.