The bodies of three of the four victims were recovered
NIZAMABAD: Four persons, including a minor boy, drowned in the backwaters of the Sriramsagar Project (SRSP) on Sunday. A group of five had visited the location for a leisure trip when four of them were swept away by the strong current.
“The minor boy fell into the water and was swept away by the rapidly flowing current. Three youths in the group entered the water to rescue him but also drowned,” police said.
According to preliminary information, the victims were 17-year-old Arhan, a resident of Bhokar in Nanded district of Maharashtra; Kaleem, 24; Ammu alias Najuwath, 24; and Azeem, 24, all residents of Autonagar in Nizamabad. Nizamabad police commissioner Sai Chaitanya and a team of police personnel rushed to the spot. A joint rescue operation was launched by the police, revenue officials, expert divers, the NDRF, and the fire services.
The bodies of three of the four victims were recovered, while search operations by expert divers and NDRF personnel continued to trace the fourth.
The Nizamabad police appealed to the public to avoid taking selfies, swimming, or entering the waters near projects, backwaters, flood canals, tanks, and rivers during the monsoon, warning that such locations are “extremely dangerous.”
People were also urged not to venture into areas where the depth and current are unknown and to strictly follow safety instructions issued by the police and other departments.
MIM Nizamabad district president Fayazuddin visited the spot and expressed his condolences to the bereaved families.
