3 MBBS Students Drown in Wainganga River in Maharashtra
Maharashtra- In an unfortunate incident, three MBBS students drowned in the Wainganga river recently in Chandrapur district of eastern Maharashtra. The three students were pursuing an MBBS degree from a government medical college in Gadchiroli.
The students have been identified as Gopal Ganesh Sakhra from Chikhali in Buldhana district, Parth Balasaheb Jadhav from Shirdi in Ahilyanagar district and Swapnil Udhal Singh Shayar from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
This incident took place in Saoli, Maharashtra. A group of eight MBBS students from Gadchiroli district had gone for a picnic on the riverbank. Some of them entered the water to take a bath. All three were 20 years old.
The police were immediately informed after the incident, and a search was launched. Around 8:30 am on Sunday, the rescue teams recovered the bodies of all three students. After the body was recovered, it was sent for post-mortem to Saoli Rural Hospital, after which the body was handed over to the family.
According to TOI media, after the incident, senior officials, including Mumbai's Director of Medical Education Dr Ajay Chandanwale, Special Executive Officer Dr Rakesh Waghmare, Nagpur Government Medical College Dean Dr Raj Gajbhiye and Gadchiroli Deputy Collector Ranjit Yadav visited the spot. Also, local MLA Vijay Wadettiwar of Saoli-Bramhapuri constituency met the victim's families and assured them of proper help.
Apart from this, MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar demanded financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to the families of the deceased students. It is said that Mungantiwar spoke to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the phone and received positive assurances about the assistance.
