At least 12 people were feared drowned in the Thungabadra river at Hadonahlli in sivamogga district of Karnataka, when an over crowded boat capsized in the river this morning. A police official said that 7 bodies have been recovered so for.
Expert divers from Harihar have reached Hadonahlli and search operation is going on. It was reported that 22 people with Ganesha idol, were on the country boat which later capsized in the middle of the river. Details awaited.