Monday, February 1, 2016

14 Pune students drown in Arabian Sea, Navy, coast guard join search operation

14 Pune students drown in Arabian Sea
 
Navy, coast guard join search operation

Raigad (Maharastra): At least 14 college students - part of a group of 130 on a picnic - drowned in the Arabian Sea at Murud Beach in Raigad district, around 150 km south of Mumbai, police said here on Monday, 1st February 2016. The toll may rise as 10-12 students are still missing.

The Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard deployed a Chetak helicopter and a speed boat besides police divers for the combined mega rescue operations.

Among the victims are at least four girl students. Four girls were successfully rescued while another six have been rushed to nearby hospitals. The cause of the massive tragedy is still not clear.

The students were part of a group of more than 130 from Maharashtra Cosmopolitan Education Society's Abeda Inamdar College and had come to the picturesque Murud beach for a picnic, Superintendent of Police Suvez Haque said.


The MCES president, P.A. Inamdar, told IANS that the 130 senior students, studying in first, second and third year B.Sc. (Computer Science) and BCA (Computer Applications), had gone on a college-sponsored annual picnic accompanied by at least five staff members and other support staff.
Maharastra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed shock over the tragedy and deep condolences. 

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