Teen boy drowns in river near Cumbum-Surulipatti Road

In a tragic incident, a 13-year-old lad had a fatal extremity erstwhile helium went for a aquatics successful the Mullaperiyar stream adjacent the Cumbum-Surulipatti Road successful Rayapanpatti constabulary presumption limits connected Tuesday. Police said that Kamatchi of Nagalapuram adjacent Bodi had planned to behaviour a ritual for a relative. He had hired 2 vans. Along with relatives, they each proceeded to Suruli h2o falls and performed the ritual. On return, they had stopped the vehicles adjacent a stream for a bath. The 13-year-old lad whose sanction was fixed arsenic Thavasi (son of Kamatchi) who stepped into the river, abruptly drowned. Shocked, the relatives attempted to propulsion him out, but helium vanished. After the Fire and Rescue Service unit from Cumbum conducted a search, they fished retired the assemblage astatine astir 7 p.m. The constabulary person registered a lawsuit and sent the assemblage for post-mortem. Further probe was on.

Published - March 10, 2026 08:07 p.m. IST