A 12-year-old boy drowned in Ghod river in Shirur village during the Ganesha idol immersion on the last day of the festival on Sunday evening.

The deceased, identified as Vaibhav alias Krushna Sanjay Kalme (12), was a resident of Karde road, Karegawata, in Shirur died while he along with his family had gone to immerse their Ganpati idol. On Monday, his body was recovered from the Ghod river. Shirur police have registered a case of accidental death at present and investigating the case.