Udupi (Karnataka), March 20 A man from Tamil Nadu drowned in a stone quarry filled with water in this district, police said on Friday.
The incident occurred in Yedthadi village near Brahmavar in Udupi district on Thursday, they said.
According to the police, the complainant, Thangavelu from Tamil Nadu, stated that his nephew Arun had come to visit him and accidentally fell into the quarry pit filled with water. The incident occurred in an abandoned quarry pit that had accumulated rainwater.
Following the incident, a case has been registered against the quarry operators, Basheer and Sharath Shetty, on charges of alleged negligence for failing to secure the premises and prevent access to the hazardous site, a senior police officer said.
Based on the complaint, the Brahmavar police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he said.
Brahmavar police are investigating, he added.