Bride Dies While Bathing In Krishna River

Suryapet: A bride died when she entered the Krishna river to take a holy dip, in Mattapalli village of Matampalli mandal on Sunday.

The bride identified as Deepika (23) along with the groom, Sai, had darshan of the presiding deity of Sri Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy. Later, they reached the banks of the Krishna river for a bathing ritual. However, during the ritual Deepika slipped into the water and started to drown. Alert relatives of the couple jumped into the water and pulled her out of the water. They rushed her to a nearby hospital where she was declared brought dead.