Overview
- The boys drowned after a selfie session went wrong at a water-filled abandoned quarry beside the Chopda Road flyover in Amalner when one slipped and the others tried to save him.
- Local residents, a tehsildar and police pulled the three from the water and took them to Dr Anil Shinde's hospital where doctors pronounced them dead.
- Authorities identified the victims as Manav Bunty Ratnani (14), Kartik Vicky Udhwani (14) and Dinesh Vijay Panjwani (17), all residents of Sindhi Colony in Amalner.
- A case has been registered and an investigation is under way, with reports differing on the quarry's depth—Jalgaon police estimate about 14–15 feet while some accounts say roughly 30 feet.
- The incident has left the local community grieving and underscores the risks posed by abandoned, water-filled quarries that draw youths for photos.