Swimmer drowns while participating in symbolic protest against arrest of social activists By IANS | 2 Views
Swimmer drowns while participating in symbolic protest against arrest of social activists. Image Source: IANS News Panaji, April 5 : Two swimmers, late on Sunday, leaped into the Mandovi river to swim its breadth, in symbolic protest against the arrest of "political arrests" of social activists across the country. But only one swimmer, Sudeep Dalvi, organiser of the protest, swam ashore. On Monday, several hours after the two swimmers plunged into the warm waters of the casino-lined Mandovi river, the body of the other swimmer, 56-year-old Manuel Pereira, was recovered near a fishing jetty on the banks across Panaji.