5 Students Drown in Odisha: 3 After Exams, 2 Girls in Pond Incidents

• Five school students, including two girls, drowned in separate incidents in Odisha’s Koraput and Mayurbhanj districts.
• Three Class 10 students (Lingaraj Khil, Swastik, Om Prakash) drowned in Kolab reservoir backwaters in Koraput after completing board exams.
• Locals rescued them and rushed to Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College, where they were declared dead; investigation is underway.
• Families allege negligence by the school and demand a thorough probe; students were hostel boarders.
• In Mayurbhanj, two Class 2 girls (Subhasandhya Nayak, Rajalaxmi Sankhual) drowned in a pond near Nachhipur village after school.