Three Young Men Drown in Gandipet Area Near Hyderabad, Bodies Recovered

Overview

• The victims were identified as Karthik, Govardhan and Venkatesh, all from the Ibrahim Bagh/Ibrahimpur area of the city.
• Police say the trio entered the water during a visit to Gandipet and got into a deeper section where they drowned.
• Local residents alerted authorities, and police worked with expert swimmers in a search that paused overnight before the bodies were retrieved on Monday.
• The bodies were shifted to Osmania Hospital for post-mortem examination, and Narsingi police have opened a case with an investigation underway.
• Reports differ on whether the site is described as the Musi River or a lake at Gandipet, and some outlets list varying ages for the victims.