The Hindu·1 min read
Man drowns in River Cauvery during idol immersion
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The Hindu Bureau
A 26-year-old man drowned in River Cauvery while attempting to immerse a Vinayaka idol at Chithode in the district on Wednesday evening.
The deceased was identified as C. Vignesh of Neikarapatti in Salem. According to the police, Vignesh had come to Chithode along with his friends carrying a Vinayaka idol. At around 5 p.m., he entered the Cauvery beneath the bridge at Lakshmi Nagar to immerse the idol when he drowned.
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