# 12-year-old drowns in Polavaram canal after father scolds him 2026-08-13T22:58:05+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 12-year-old Class VI student drowned in the Polavaram Right Main Canal near Veerapanenigudem in Krishna district on Wednesday night. His body was recovered on Thursday, police said. The boy took ₹200 from his father's shirt without permission and went to tuition. After returning, his father scolded him. The boy then took his bicycle and went to a temple. His parents found him and asked him to come home. While returning, he reportedly rode his bicycle into the canal and drowned. Police registered a case of suspicious death and sent the body for post-mortem. ## Coverage - deccanchronicle.com Tags: canal drowning, Krishna district, parental scolding, Polavaram, student death, Suspicious death Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/12-year-old-drowns-in-polavaram-canal-after-father-scolds-him/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/12-year-old-drowns-in-polavaram-canal-after-father-scolds-him/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.