Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Three 12-Year-Old Boys Drown While Swimming During School Holiday
Three 12-year-old boys went to a tank in Marle village during a school holiday.
The boys were named Tarun, Bhuvan and Likhith.
They were all in Class 6.
While swimming, they entered a hollow in the tank and drowned.
Police from Chikkamagaluru rural station went to the site and inspected it.
They registered a case and are investigating.
The deaths have brought sorrow to the village.
Three boys aged 12 drowned while swimming in Chikka Kere in Marle village.
The children were identified as Tarun, Bhuvan and Likhith.
All three were Class 6 students.
They went to the tank during a school holiday.
Chikkamagaluru rural police inspected the site, registered a case and continued their investigation.
- Who
- Three 12-year-old Class 6 students, identified as Tarun, Bhuvan and Likhith.
- What
- The boys drowned while swimming in a tank.
- When
- During a school holiday; no specific date is stated.
- Where
- Chikka Kere in Marle village, under Chikkamagaluru taluk.
- Why
- They went to the tank to swim while they were off school.
- Victims
- Tarun, Bhuvan and Likhith
- Age
- 12
- School level
- Class 6
- Location
- Chikka Kere, Marle village
- Circumstance
- The boys drowned while swimming in a hollow within the tank.
- Police response
- Chikkamagaluru rural police inspected the site and registered a case.
- Investigation
- Continuing