Three engineering students drown in Arabian Sea

The victims, students of the Institute of Technology in Pune's Chinchwad, had gone for an outing to the popular beach resort, along with a teacher.

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They were swept away in the deep waters by strong currents of the Arabian Sea when they went for swimming Sunday morning.

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While the body of Nikhil G. Kale, 25, of Yavatmal, has been recovered, efforts were underway to retrieve the bodies of the other two students - Kushal Satale, 24, of Lonavala and Shweta Watane, 25, of Amravati, the official said.

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The Konkan region has been receiving sporadic spells of heavy rains or showers.

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