Kalkere Lake

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The two techies had breached the security and could have illegally entered through the back ­ –A police officer

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He snuck in at night with friend, got on to a coracle that overturnedA 30-year-old software engineer is feared to have drowned while his friend managed to swim to the shore inin Ramamurthy Nagar police limits in the wee hours of Saturday. The two had reportedly entered the lake premises illegally around 2 am. They then got into a coracle and were going around the lake, when the coracle overturned and one of them drowned.The deceased has been identified as Sachin Machaiah, 30, a resident of Electronics City. He used to work for a IT firm in Manyata Tech Park. Machaiah, who is originally from Virajpet, is said to have got married just a year ago. Ullas, 32, who survived, was Machaiah’s former colleague. He too is an IT professional.The two had come to the lake after attending a party on Friday night. The police suspect that the two were under the influence of alcohol. Ullas stays in the vicinity of the lake and was aware that it has a coracle. The coracle is kept for cleaning the lake and not for boating activity. The lake is spread across nearly 180 acres and is around 15 foot deep. There is a walking track that covers nearly 4.5 km around the lake. No other activity, like swimming or boating, is allowed inside the lake. The lake, which is maintained by BBMP, has a round-the-clock“Rajesh, the guard, who was on night duty has said that he had patrolled the fenced lake area till 12.30 am and returned to the main gate. The two techies had breached the security and could have illegally entered through the back. A passer-by informed the guard about the incident when he heard somebody crying for help,” said an officer.Around 2.30 am, Ullas is said to have called the civic authorities requesting for help. A team of NDRF pers onnel, Fire and Emergency department personnel and local swimmers were pressed into service.The Ramamurthy Nagar police haveand have ruled out the possibility of foul play.