Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Tripura Student Drowns in Jagannath Dighi, Body Recovered After Search
A Class 10 student named Debjit De went to a pond in Udaipur with five classmates.
They entered the water to bathe at about 3 p.m.
on Sunday.
Debjit suddenly went underwater and did not come back up.
Officials and rescue workers began searching for him.
After a long search, they found his body in the pond.
He was taken to Gomati District Hospital.
Doctors there declared him dead.
Police are investigating what happened.
Class 10 student Debjit De drowned while bathing in Jagannath Dighi in Udaipur, Tripura, on Sunday afternoon.
Debjit entered the pond at about 3 p.m. with five classmates and reportedly disappeared after suddenly submerging.
Administration and Fire and Emergency Services personnel launched a search operation after the incident.
Rescuers recovered Debjit’s body after a prolonged search and took him to Gomati District Hospital.
Police have begun investigating the circumstances of the student’s death.
- Who
- Debjit De, a Class 10 student, drowned while bathing with five classmates.
- What
- He went missing after submerging in Jagannath Dighi, and rescuers later recovered his body.
- When
- Sunday afternoon, at about 3 p.m.
- Where
- Jagannath Dighi in Udaipur town, Gomati district, Tripura.
- Why
- The exact circumstances are being investigated; preliminary information says he suddenly submerged while bathing.
- Deceased
- Debjit De
- Age or class
- Class 10 student
- Location
- Jagannath Dighi, Udaipur, Gomati district, Tripura
- Time of incident
- Sunday afternoon, around 3 p.m.
- Companions
- Five classmates
- Search response
- Administration and Fire and Emergency Services personnel conducted a prolonged search
- Hospital
- Gomati District Hospital
- Investigation
- Police have initiated an investigation