Overview
- District authorities confirmed the recovery and identification of the victims as Sauhard Rai, Sarbavartika Singh and Radhika, who were declared dead by doctors.
- Search teams from the police and State Disaster Response Force retrieved one body on Saturday evening and recovered the other two on Sunday around midday.
- The incident occurred Saturday afternoon at the Bulchol (Hmunthajao) waterfall in Bolsom Bagan, about 55–60 km from the NIT Silchar campus.
- All three were first-year Computer Science students, with post-mortem examinations arranged in Haflong as institute officials informed the families.
- NIT Silchar’s director said the group left campus without required prior intimation, and officials urged extra caution at waterfalls during the post-monsoon season.