India, Nov. 8 -- Three first-year students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar went missing on Saturday after reportedly falling into a waterfall in Harangajao village in Assam's Dima Hasao district, police said.

The incident was reported around 2 pm, and a search operation is underway, police added.

According to locals, a group of students had gone to the Boulsol waterfall, about 55 km from the NIT Silchar campus, on Saturday afternoon. One of the girl students allegedly slipped and fell into the water, and two others fell while trying to rescue her, they said.

Authorities at NIT Silchar confirmed that all three missing persons are students of the institute. The students had gone there for a Saturday outing, an insti...