A video grab shows rescue personnel retrieving the bodies (masked) from Bhutnal Lake in Vijayapura on Wednesday.
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Villagers who found six bodies, a woman, three girls and two boys, floating in the Bhutnal Lake near Vijayapura alerted the police on Wednesday.The police who rushed to the spot said that the exact cause of the deaths is not known.They suspected that the victims might have slipped into the water body during a visit.The Adarsh Nagar Police identified the deceased as 35-year-old Shobha Mallikarjun Jalageri, resident of Toravi, and her children 15-year-old Vidya, 13-year-old Suvarna, 12-year-old Tipparaya, 10-year-old Sanika and six-year-old Vikas.Shobha’s husband Mallikarjun Bhimshi Jalgeri has filed a complaint with the Vijayapura Rural Police stating that his wife and children have gone missing.The couple had had a quarrel over a domestic issue, he told the police.Mallikarjun identified the bodies on Wednesday.Fire and Emergency Services personnel retrieved the bodies from the lake.Villagers told the personnel that they found the bodies floating on the edge of the lake.Superintendent of Poice Laxman Nimbargi, Deputy Superintendent of Police S. Nagaraj, Sub-Inspector Sitaram Lamani and staff visited the spot.The bodies have been shifted to the BLDE Hospital for post-mortem and investigation.(Those in distress or having suicidal tendencies can all Arogya Sahayavani on Ph: 104 for help.) Published - August 26, 2026 06:33 pm IST
