Overview
- The accident occurred when two third-year IIT Guwahati students slipped into the Brahmaputra near Lathia Bagicha Ghat, and one student was rescued while the other drowned.
- Local bystanders first responded and then SDRF and NDRF teams with divers conducted a search that recovered the victim's body after roughly three hours.
- IIT Guwahati confirmed the deceased was a third-year BTech student in Electronics and Communication Engineering and issued condolences while contacting the family.
- Kamrup police are conducting a formal investigation into the circumstances of the fall and authorities have notified the student’s relatives to visit the campus.
- The case highlights the Brahmaputra’s strong monsoon currents and is likely to prompt more frequent safety advisories and stronger campus guidance about riverside hazards.