Youth drowns in pond; Friends stand mute spectators, film incident
Team Udayavani, Nov 17, 2019, 11:41 AM IST
Kalaburgi: In an inhumane act a youth drowned in a pond near Rukmoddin Darga on the outskirts of the city, while his friends were watching the incident, with one of them recording the same.
The deceased is identified as Jaffer Ayub (19) resident of Mijguri locality of Kalaburagi. He was the sole breadwinner of the family, as his father is an alcoholic.
As per the sources, one among them went swimming in the water and returned in a jiffy, Jaffer who did not know swimming, decided to give it a try. However, unaware of the fate to befall on him, he started to drown soon after venturing into the water. Another friend of his, who was filming his friends in the water, extended his hand to pull him out to safety, but withdrew it, according to the video clip.
The incident came to light only after the video clip of the youth drowning went viral.
Following the incident, a case of unnatural death has been registered at rural police station.
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