Archive · 2 Aug 2026
NIT Jamshedpur Student Missing After River Rescue Failure
A 23‑year‑old student named Mir Hasin Tanbir from NIT Jamshedpur went to a check dam to swim.
Heavy rain had made the river very strong.
He was swept away by the current and could not be found.
The police and a rescue team tried to find him but stopped at night.
Students at the college were upset because they said the college didn’t act fast enough or give them tools to help.
They protested outside the campus and asked the college head to step down.
The incident shows how dangerous rivers can be after big rains and how important quick help is.
23‑year‑old Mir Hasin Tanbir, a fourth‑year B.Tech student at NIT Jamshedpur, was swept away by the Kharkhai River near Asangi check dam on Sunday afternoon.
The incident happened after heavy rainfall raised the river’s water level; Tanbir entered the water with a classmate and was carried away by the current.
Local divers and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from Ranchi were called in, but the search was halted at dusk and Tanbir was not found.
NIT Jamshedpur students protested outside the campus, demanding the registrar’s resignation and criticizing the administration for not acting swiftly or providing rescue equipment.
The protest highlighted claims that students who could swim were barred from searching the river and that the institute lacked ropes and other rescue gear.
- Who
- Mir Hasin Tanbir, a 23‑year‑old fourth‑year B.Tech student at NIT Jamshedpur
- What
- Swept away by the Kharkhai River after entering the water with a classmate
- When
- Sunday afternoon, August 2, 2023
- Where
- Asangi check dam, Seraikela‑Kharsawan district, Jharkhand
- Why
- Strong current following heavy rainfall; students claim lack of prompt rescue action
- Name
- Mir Hasin Tanbir
- Age
- 23
- Institution
- NIT Jamshedpur
- Incident
- Swept away in Kharkhai River
- Location
- Asangi check dam, Seraikela‑Kharsawan district, Jharkhand
- Rescue Effort
- Local divers and NDRF, search suspended at dusk
- Student Protest
- Demanding registrar resignation