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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