Overview
- Three Class 10 hostel boarders from PM Shri Navodaya Vidyalaya died in the Kolab reservoir backwaters near Koraput after completing their board exams.
- The Koraput victims were identified as Lingaraj Khil, Swastik and Om Prakash; locals retrieved them and doctors at Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital declared them dead.
- Relatives of the Koraput students have accused the school of negligence and called for a thorough probe, with SDPO Sanjay Mandal confirming an investigation is underway.
- In Nachhipur village of Mayurbhanj, Class 2 classmates Subhasandhya Nayak, 7, and Rajalaxmi Sankhual, 8, drowned while bathing in a pond after returning from school.
- Family members rushed the Mayurbhanj victims to Kaptipada hospital where they were declared dead on arrival, and Kaptipada police confirmed inquiries are in progress.