Palakkad, Aug. 15 -- Two youths hailing from Coimbatore are feared to have drowned in Bhavani river at Attapadi in Kerala's Palakkad district today while bathing.
They were part of a ten-member group which came to Attapadi from Coimbatore to spend the Independence Day holiday.
According to police, Pradeep Raj (23) and Bhoopathi Raj (25), drowned around 5 pm while bathing. Their friends alerted local residents, police and fire force and they started the search operation.
However, the search operation was suspended due to bad light and heavy rains and will resume tomorrow, fire force sources said.
It was on August 9 that two college students from Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, drowned in Chittur river while swimming ne...