Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Indore Youth Drowns After Diving Into Water-Filled Quarry
Rahul was a 20-year-old man who went to a quarry with two friends to bathe.
The quarry had filled with rainwater and was deep.
His friends said he dived headfirst and hit a rock hidden underwater.
He was badly hurt and sank without coming back up.
One friend tried to help but began to drown too, so he had to return.
Police and rescue workers searched for Rahul.
They stopped when it became too dark to see well.
They started again early Monday and found his body.
Police are investigating what happened.
Rahul, 20, drowned at a water-filled quarry near Kevdeshwar Mahadev Temple in Indore’s Kampel area on Sunday.
He had gone there with two friends to bathe at about 3 p.m.
Friends said Rahul hit his head on a submerged rock after diving headfirst and sank.
A friend tried to rescue him but retreated after beginning to drown.
Search efforts paused because of darkness and poor visibility; Rahul’s body was recovered on Monday morning.
- Who
- Rahul, a 20-year-old resident of Idrish Nagar, and two friends.
- What
- Rahul drowned after reportedly hitting his head on a submerged rock while diving.
- When
- Sunday afternoon, around 3 p.m.; his body was recovered Monday morning.
- Where
- A water-filled quarry near Kevdeshwar Mahadev Temple in Kampel, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- According to his friends, he struck a submerged rock after diving headfirst, sustained a severe head injury, and sank.
- Deceased
- Rahul, 20, who worked stitching gunny bags
- Incident time
- Sunday, around 3 p.m.
- Location
- Quarry near Kevdeshwar Mahadev Temple, Kampel area, Indore
- Companions
- Two friends accompanied Rahul
- Reported cause
- Friends said he hit his head on a submerged rock while diving
- Recovery
- Body retrieved Monday morning after searches were suspended overnight
- Investigation
- Police are investigating; the body was sent for post-mortem examination