Koraput: Hours after appearing for their ongoing Class X board examinations, three Class X students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Koraput drowned in the backwaters of Kolab reservoir near their school on Saturday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Lingaraj Khil (16), Swastik (15) and Om Prakash (16).It is suspected that the boys went to the water body flowing behind the school for a bath. Locals rescued the students and rushed them to Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital, Koraput. Doctors at the hospital declared the trio dead. “The students were staying in the hostel and the incident is suspected to have taken place between 3 pm and 3.30 pm. We are probing under what circumstances they went to the reservoir,” said SDPO (Koraput) Sanjay Mandal. School authorities were not immediately available for comments.
