"Voice of India" winner drowns in Maldives resort

The winner of last year's “Voice of India” singing competition held by India’s Star Plus Channel, Ishmeeth Singh, has drowned in a swimming pool while in a Maldives resort.

Officials from the Chaaya Dhonveli Beach Resort where he was staying said that Ishmeeth had drowned between 5:15pm and 5:20pm on Tuesday while in the swimming pool of the resort.

“He went into the swimming pool with a couple of his friends this afternoon,” Marlon Robert, the Assistant Manager of the Resort, said. “None of them knew how to swim so he was using the baby (shallow) swimming pool. Since he didn’t know how to swim we had advised him not to use the big pool. Somehow or other he ended up in the big pool. When he couldn’t get out of it his friends apparently went looking for help.”

According to the Maldives Police Service, Ishmeeth’s body had been immediately brought to the ADK Hospital in Male’ after the incident. The doctor who had attended to him said that the cause of death seemed to be by drowning. Police said that their investigations were now proceeding.

The 19-year-old singer had arrived in Maldives Tuesday morning to take part in a show being held in Male’ by his contracting music company. The show was planned to be held during this weekend. Ishmeeth had emerged the winner of the “Star Voice of India” singing competition held in November last year.

Arrangements are underway to transport Ishmeeth’s body back to India, sources say.

Courtesy : Haveeru