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Three Class 12 Students Drown at Hathinala-Bildha Waterfall in Madhya Pradesh

Authorities have completed post-mortems, launching formal inquiries into persistent safety failures at the unregulated monsoon destination.

The deceased were all residents of Jabalpur. (Representative photo)
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Overview

  • The trio—Tanmay Sharma, Ashwin Jat and Akshat Soni, aged between 17 and 18—rode to the waterfall at 3 p.m. on Friday.
  • A six-hour search by villagers, local police and the State Disaster Response Force culminated in the late-night recovery of their bodies.
  • Families in Sanskar City, Dhuvghat and Gokul Nagar received the students’ remains after post-mortems were conducted on Saturday.
  • The Madhya Pradesh Emergency Response Group filed an official report and local police are pursuing further investigations.
  • Residents have decried the absence of lifeguards, warning signs and barricades at the site despite recurring monsoon accidents.