Overview

• Mysuru police registered a case under Ilavala Police Station and opened an inquiry after three AIIMS Nagamangala nursing students—Prashanth (22), Krishna (21) and Siddesh (32)—drowned in the swollen backwaters of the KRS dam
• Gamdevi police filed an accidental death report and are probing circumstances after 44-year-old delivery agent Imran Akbar Khojada slipped and fell into a 22nd-floor pool in South Mumbai
• Hosanagara police in Shivamogga have registered a case into the drowning of 35-year-old Ramesh, who lost his footing near Talasi Abbi Falls while taking a photograph
• Recent incidents have exposed gaps in water-safety measures at recreational and residential sites, including missing lifeguards, unclear depth markings and absent warning boards
• Safety advocates are calling for standardized regulations and public awareness campaigns as monsoon rains continue to swell rivers, lakes and reservoirs nationwide