Birthday party turns tragic, four students drown in TS

Four polytechnic students died as they drowned in a water body near Kodad of Suryapet district in Telangana. As many as 20 students took part in a birthday party celebrations, and the incident occurred as a student tired to wash his hands and three other

Hyderabad: In an unfortunate incident, at least four polytechnic students drowned in a water body, during birthday party celebrations, near Kodad in Telangana's Suryapet district on Wednesday.

According to the Kodad police officials, around 20 students took part in a birthday party organised near the water body situated on the outskirts of the town.

After the party, a student tried to wash his hands slipped and fell into the water body. Three others, who tried to save him by jumping into the water, also drowned.

The locals tried to rescue the students but till then they were dead.

The deceased have been identified as: Md Sameer (17), Bhavani Prasad (17), Praveen (19) and Mahendra Simha (17).

The bodies have been shifted to a local government hospital for an autopsy and a case has been registered in this matter.