Kasaragod: Two students drowned in Karicheri river here on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Jabir (12), son of A.T. Abdullah of Kolathur and Sainulabideen (19), son of Abubacker of Vazhayur, Malappuram.
The accident occurred as the victims fell into a pit formed due to sand mining, police said. The deceased were students of a madrassah at Omassery in Kozhikode. They had gone to Kasaragod to attend a marriage.