Hyderabad, March 22 -- Five engineering students from two universities in Andhra Pradesh drowned in the Godavari river in Eluru district on Friday, near Bhadrachalam in Telangana, police said on Saturday.

The deceased were identified as Podicheti Abhiram (19), Charugulla Srikar Gupta (21), Daggupati Navadeep (19), whose bodies were recovered on Friday night, and Pasam Satish Kumar (19) and Teja Gnana Sai (19), whose bodies were retrieved on Saturday morning, said police.

Polavaram DSP M Venkateswara Rao said, "Seven second-year engineering students, including five from SRM University, Amaravati, and two from KL University, Vijayawada, had travelled to Bhadrachalam on Thursday. They stayed at a temple guest house and offered prayers at S...