Archive · 12 Sep 2026
One Student Dead, Two Missing in Hasdeo River
Eight pharmacy students went on a picnic to Devri village in Chhattisgarh.
Three of them went into the Hasdeo river on Friday.
Police said one student slipped while the group was taking selfies.
Two others tried to save him but were carried away by the strong current.
Rescue workers searched the river until late Friday.
The State Disaster Response Force and drones joined the search on Saturday.
One body was found about 1.5 kilometers downstream.
The search for the other two students is still continuing.
Three pharmacy students from Bilaspur were swept away in the Hasdeo river during a picnic.
The incident occurred Friday in Devri village under Balauda police station jurisdiction.
Police said one student slipped into the river while taking selfies, and two others entered the water to help him.
A State Disaster Response Force team, Home Guard divers and drones joined the search operation.
A body recovered 1.5 kilometers downstream was identified as Pawan Lal; searches continue for the other two students.
- Who
- Three pharmacy students from a college in Bilaspur: Murari Sahu, Pawan Lal and Sachin Singh.
- What
- One student drowned and two others were swept away in the Hasdeo river; Pawan Lal's body was later recovered.
- When
- The incident occurred on Friday, and the body was recovered on Saturday morning.
- Where
- Near Devri village in Janjgir-Champa district, within the Balauda police station area of Chhattisgarh.
- Why
- Police said one student slipped into the river while students were taking selfies, and two others jumped in to try to save him.
- Students on picnic
- Eight pharmacy-course students from a Bilaspur college
- Incident location
- Devri village, Janjgir-Champa district, Chhattisgarh
- Students missing
- Murari Sahu, Pawan Lal and Sachin Singh
- Recovered body
- Pawan Lal, a resident of Chirmiri in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district
- Recovery location
- About 1.5 kilometers downstream from the reported disappearance site
- Rescue resources
- Police, Home Guard divers, the State Disaster Response Force and drones
- Search status
- The search for Murari Sahu and Sachin Singh was continuing