
Representative photo of the pond in the village. | Photo credit: File photo
Three children drowned in a farm pond at Madev Nagar in Minchanal in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district on October 17.
Swapna Rathod, 12, Shivamma Rathod, 8 and Karthik Rathod, 7, died after they slipped into a farm pond. They went to the farm when they had school holidays.
A team of officials, including the tahsildar of Vijayapura and the local police sub-inspector, visited the site.
Published – 17 Oct 2025 14:17 IST





