2 Youths Drown While Shooting Short Film In Andhra Pradesh

Two youths drowned and another went missing in the Penna river near the Pushpagiri pilgrimage site in Vallur mandal while attempting to shoot a short film on Sunday.

According to police, the victims were students of KSRM Engineering College in Kadapa. 

Two of them, Harshavardhan (22) and Hani Basha (25) died, while Krishna Chaitanya (20) is missing. All three are residents of Kadapa



city. 

Police said the youths entered the river on Sunday afternoon to film a video but were swept away by strong currents. Two bodies were recovered, while search operations are under way to trace the missing youth.

Officials said the river stretch near Pushpagiri is highly dangerous due to strong undercurrents and whirlpools. Warning signboards have been installed in the area, but visitors often ignore them.