Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Unregistered Alandi Academy Linked to Diveagar Drownings Faces Action
A coaching academy took 42 students on a trip to Diveagar.
Eight boys entered the sea and were swept into deeper water.
Rescue efforts could not save them.
The other 34 students returned safely to Alandi.
Officials say the academy had been running for nearly two years without municipal registration.
The building’s permissions and rental documents still need to be checked.
The civic body plans to seal the academy and inspect other institutes too.
Parents may discuss moving students to authorised classes and receiving fee refunds.
Police and education officials are investigating what happened.
A coaching academy in Alandi allegedly operated for nearly two years without municipal registration.
Eight boys drowned during the academy’s student trip to Diveagar in Raigad district.
The Alandi Municipal Council plans to seal the academy and verify its building and rental permissions.
Thirty-four surviving students returned to Alandi and were handed over to their parents.
Police registered an Accidental Death Report, while teachers and students are expected to be questioned.
- Who
- Eight students from a coaching academy in Alandi died; 34 other students survived. The Alandi Municipal Council and police are investigating.
- What
- Eight boys drowned during a student trip to Diveagar, and officials found that the organising academy was allegedly unregistered with the municipal council.
- When
- The drownings occurred on Thursday, and the surviving students returned to Alandi early Friday morning.
- Where
- The students drowned at Diveagar in Raigad district; the academy operated in Alandi.
- Why
- Police said the students apparently misjudged the water’s depth and current, and some may not have known how to swim. The academy’s regulatory status is also under investigation.
Municipal Response
Accountability Concerns
Regulatory enforcement
Municipal Response
Municipal officials say they are preparing to seal the academy, verify its building and rental documents, and inspect other educational institutions.
Accountability Concerns
The council president acknowledged questions about whether action should have been taken before the deaths, while the article reports that the academy operated for nearly two years without registration.
Support for students and families
Municipal Response
Officials plan to speak with parents about transferring students to authorised institutes and possible fee refunds; the municipal president will request financial assistance for victims’ families.
Accountability Concerns
Families and local residents are seeking accountability and assistance after the deaths, while the circumstances of the trip remain under investigation.
- Students on trip
- 42 students: 17 girls and 25 boys
- Deaths
- Eight boys drowned
- Survivors
- 34 students returned to Alandi
- Academy status
- Officials said it operated for nearly two years without municipal registration
- Planned action
- The academy is expected to be sealed
- Course offerings
- Competitive-examination coaching, including NEET and JEE preparation
- Police case
- An Accidental Death Report was registered at Diveagar Police Station
- Other institutions
- The civic body plans a preliminary survey of educational institutions in Alandi