Software engineer from Chennai drowns in Kuppam stream

A software engineer from Chennai reportedly drowned in Divvarevu Vanka stream near Kuppam on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Bharati Dasan.According to the Kuppam Rural police, eight software engineers from a Nandakam-based company in Chennai were travelling to Katpadi in Tamil Nadu via Kuppam in a car to attend a colleague’s wedding. They stopped at the stream for recreation, and Bharati Dasan, who allegedly ventured into the middle of the stream, drowned.His body was shifted to the area hospital for postmortem. Police registered a case. Published - August 30, 2026 06:51 pm IST