Eight students drown during a picnic off Diveagar beach in Raigad district, Maharashtra, police report. Authorities say the incident occurs while a group of students and staff from a private coaching institute is at the shoreline within the jurisdiction of the Dighi coastal police station.
According to police, the picnic group numbers 48 people, including 25 boys, 17 girls, and six teachers. The sources identify the students as coming from Pune district, and NDTV characterizes them as part of a coaching class picnic. The Hindu and NDTV both attribute the outing to a private coaching institute and describe the same group size and composition.
The reports focus on the deaths and the group’s origin, with no consistent additional details provided across outlets about the precise circumstances leading to the drowning, such as water conditions or how the incident unfolds. Both accounts rely on police statements regarding the number of people and the victim count.
