Bengaluru, April 20 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced an ex-gratia of Rs.5 lakh each to the kin of 6 individuals who drowned while going for a swim in the Cauvery River near the Arkeswara Temple in K.R. Nagar, Mysuru.

Expressing his grief over the tragedy, the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took to Twitter and stated, "It is heartbreaking to learn that six people drowned in the Cauvery River while going for a swim near the Arkeswara Temple in K.R. Nagar, Mysuru...A compensation of 5 lakh rupees each will be provided to the families of the deceased..."

Meanwhile, in a separate incident in the state, miscreants allegedly vandalised Mahatma Gandhi's statue overnight at Mahatma Gandhi Road in Haveri city.

Taking cognisanc...