Agartala, April 5 -- A 20-year-old second-year engineering student at NIT Agartala, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, drowned while bathing in Dumboor Lake, a popular tourist spot in Tripura.
His body was recovered late evening by fire and emergency service crews after a long search.
The victim, identified as Abhinav Singh, had travelled to Dumboor with a group of his friends and was staying near the Narikel Kunja (Coconut Island) area of Dumboor Lake.
Police said that the accident occurred on Saturday afternoon when Abhinav and his friends went to bathe near a helipad close to the lake.
While enjoying the water, Abhinav reportedly ventured into a deeper section of the lake and drowned.
Despite immediate rescue attempts by his friends and r...