Five Musheerabad youths drown while taking selfie at Kondapochamma Reservoir

Hyderabad: Seven youths from Musheerabad, Hyderabad, were involved in a tragic drowning incident at the Sri Kondapochamma Reservoir in Markuk Mandal, Siddipet District, on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Five of the youths lost their lives, while two others managed to survive.

According to the reports, the group had visited the reservoir and stepped into the water in an attempt to take a selfie while holding hands. The strong currents swept them away. Despite the quick response from locals and the police, only two were rescued.

The deceased have been identified as Dhanush (20), a photo studio worker from Musheerabad; his brother Lohith (17), a student; Chikatla Dineshwar (17), a diploma student from Kavadiguda near Bansilalpet; Sahil (19), son of Deepak Sutar; and Jatin (17), a diploma student from Khairatabad, Chintalbasti.

The survivors are Komari Mrigank (17), a second-year diploma student, and Md Ibrahim (20), an employee at Blink-it, both from Musheerabad.

Further details are awaited as authorities continue their investigation into the incident.

𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐫, 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝

Five young individuals from Musheerabad, Hyderabad, tragically drowned at Sri Kondapochamma Reservoir in Siddipet district. The victims,… pic.twitter.com/4xksNABaWA

— Hyderabad Mail (@Hyderabad_Mail) January 11, 2025