Jammu, April 1 -- What began as a carefree Sunday outing ended in unimaginable heartbreak for three Kashmiri Pandit families in the Jagti area of Nagrota.
Five teenage friends had walked to the banks of the Tawi River, chasing a few moments of fun and relief. They laughed, played, and eventually stepped into the water-unaware that the river they trusted would turn merciless within moments. By evening, three of them-Bavish Koul (15), Sonam Dutt (16), and Aditya Pandit (15)-had been swallowed by the strong current.
Two days later, the same river returned them. lifeless. A Riverbank That Fell Silent
On Tuesday morning, the banks of the Tawi wore a hauntingly different look. The place that had echoed with laughter just days earlier now stood...