Overview

• Mohsin Khan, 22, slipped into a deep section of a pond near Roshiya Baba’s Dargah in Indore’s Choral forest and drowned; SDRF divers recovered his body and Simrol police have ordered an autopsy and formal investigation.
• Raj Bahadur Singh, 32, died in Parsamaniya pond in Satna district after rescuing his wife from deep water; Uchehra police have registered a case and launched an inquiry.
• Officials say hidden depths and unmarked hazards at popular ritual and leisure bathing spots expose chronic safety gaps at unregulated ponds.
• Eyewitness footage of drowning incidents has surfaced, spotlighting widespread bystander inaction and prompting demands for community rescue training.
• State Disaster Response Force teams and local authorities are calling for warning boards, physical barriers and public outreach to curb further monsoon-season fatalities.