Two students of the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in Madhya Pradesh, who went missing after entering a waterfall in Sehore district, have drowned, police said on Monday.
Both of them ventured into the waterfall on Sunday evening and the bodies were found on Monday morning, they said.
The incident took place around 5 pm on Sunday at Bherukho waterfall located in a forest area near Daulatpur village under Ichhawar police station, Sehore Superintendent of Police Deepak Shukla told reporters.
Five students of the VIT, located in Kothari area under Ashta police station limits, went for sightseeing in Khivni sanctuary area, bordering Sehore and Dewas districts, and ventured into the water to take a bath, he said.
Two of them, Hemant Rao (20) and Sinmuk (20), went missing after being swept away by the waterfall, the official said.
After being alerted, police reached the spot, but due to the darkness, they had difficulty carrying out the rescue operation. The search operation resumed on Monday morning.
The remains of both students were subsequently recovered, the police said.
A postmortem will be conducted, following which the bodies will be handed over to the respective families, they said.
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