13 Pune college students drown in Murud beach

13 students, including three girls, from a Pune college were feared drowned at Murud beach near Alibaug in Raigad district on Monday.

According to the Raigad district police, all students were from the Computer Science department of the Abeda Inamdar College. There were part of a group of over  130 students, who were picnicking near the waters of the historic Murud Janjira Fort.

The incident occured late in the afternoon, when the students, throwing prudence to the winds, recklessly entered waters.

The police said that the group failed to anticipate the sudden low tide and were swept  away by the waters. The chance of any among the group surviving were grim, added the police. 

While the authorities have managed to recover some of the bodies with the aid of locals, a massive search operation is underway to  fish out the remaining bodies.