Teen boy drowns in river near Cumbum-Surulipatti Road

In a tragic incident, a 13-year-old boy had a fatal end when he went for a swim in the Mullaperiyar river near the Cumbum-Surulipatti Road in Rayapanpatti police station limits on Tuesday. Police said that Kamatchi of Nagalapuram near Bodi had planned to conduct a ritual for a relative. He had hired two vans. Along with relatives, they all proceeded to Suruli water falls and performed the ritual. On return, they had stopped the vehicles near a river for a bath. The 13-year-old boy whose name was given as Thavasi (son of Kamatchi) who stepped into the river, suddenly drowned. Shocked, the relatives attempted to pull him out, but he vanished. After the Fire and Rescue Service personnel from Cumbum conducted a search, they fished out the body at around 7 p.m. The police have registered a case and sent the body for post-mortem. Further investigation was on.