Hyderabad, July 27 -- Four youngsters, who had visited the backwaters of the Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP), died after being swept away in Nizamabad district on Sunday, July 26.

Hours of search operations led to the recovery of three bodies, while the rescue teams continued operations till late for the missing youth.

The victims have been identified as 17-year-old Arhan from Bhokar in Maharashtra and Kaleem, Najuwath and Azeem, all aged 24 years and residents of Auto Nagar in Nizamabad. The incident occurred in the Lakshmi Canal when all four slipped and were swept away, said the police.

Nizamabad Police Commissioner P Sai Chaitanya monitored the rescue operation carried out by personnel from the police, revenue department, National Disa...