India, June 1 -- The death of 26-year-old Delhi-based model Divyanshu Joshi has cast a sombre shadow over India's fashion landscape. Divyanshu, who managed the Delhi retail outlet for the artisanal clothing label Kartik Research, reportedly drowned in an abandoned stone quarry in the Ernakulam district of Kerala on May 28, 2026. Also read | Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee dies in Odisha after drowning accident

The incident occurred in Mudakuzha, reportedly a site known locally to be highly hazardous. According to reports quoting local authorities, the deep water-filled quarry had been inactive for over two decades and was strictly off-limits to the public.

As public outcry began to grow on social media, sharp contradictions emerge...