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Three studenst from NIT Silchar drowned at a waterfall near Harangajao in Dima Hasao. Bodies recovered by SDRF, post-mortem at Haflong.
The incident occurred when five people went to take a bath in the Ganga at Nifra village in the Vindhyachal area. (Representative image)
The bodies of three National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar students, who had gone missing, were recovered from a waterfall in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Sarva Kritika (20), Sauhard Rai (20) and Radhika Kumari (19).
According to the police, Kritika and Rai were residents of Uttar Pradesh, while Radhika was from Bihar.
Reportedly, the students, who had gone for an outing on Saturday morning, reportedly fell into a waterfall near Harangajao village.
Officials said that while one student’s body was recovered on Saturday evening, the remaining two were found around 12:30 pm on Sunday.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Farukh Ahmed of Dima Hasao said they received information about an accident at Harangajao on Saturday afternoon, following which two teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were promptly sent to the site.
“After a thorough search, one body was recovered on Saturday evening, and today two more bodies were found under the water. All three have been sent to Haflong for post-mortem examination,” he said.
According to NIT Silchar director Dilip Kumar Baidya, all three were first-year students. He said they had left the institute premises without following campus protocols.
“We have a rule that every student must inform the authorities concerned before going out. Unfortunately, some students violate this rule, and it happened in this case as well,” Baidya said.
The parents of the students have been informed and asked to visit the institute. “Since the incident occurred in Dima Hasao, the local police are handling the legal formalities. If the parents wish to collect the bodies directly from Haflong, they will be allowed to do so. If they want the bodies brought to the NIT campus, we will facilitate that as well,” the director said.
Assam, India, India
November 09, 2025, 22:15 IST
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