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Two children drown in Pulleru canal in Krishna district

15 November 2026

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Two students, A. Amarender (13) and P. Koushik (11), drowned in the Pulleru canal in Krishna district when they reportedly went for a bath there on Sunday. Upon receiving information, the villagers and police rushed to the canal and searched for the bodies.

“The body of Amarender was retrieved by evening, while search is still ongoing for Koushik,” said Pamarru Circle Inspector (CI) Naga Prasad. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) 10th Battalion has been pressed into service to trace the other body, the CI added.

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