Southern child artist Teja found dead in Rishikesh

Child artist Teja, who acted in films like 'Murari', 'Kathanayakudu', and 'Ramadhandu' is found dead at Sai ghat at Rishikesh.

The actor drowned in the river Ganga, when he went with 25 others for bath in the river. The Uttrakhand police located the dead body after much difficulty at the Sai Ghat near Laxman Jhula in Rishikesh.

The dead body will be handed to the actor's family after the post mortem reports, the body to be brought to Hyderabad on March 13, 2013.

The actor won Nandi Award for his performance in a TV serial. He is the son of noted Tollywood cameraman N Sridhar.