Two youths drowned in a pond at Kottaikadu village in Pudukottai district on Sunday. Police identified the deceased as M. Kannan and T. Ashok — both of Kottaikadu. The two went to the pond, which was filled with water due to the rains, to take a bath when they drowned.
Fire fighters retrieved the bodies which were sent to the Pudukottai Medical College Hospital for post mortem exmainations. The Vadakadu Police have registered a case under section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
