Four students die after entering water tank at Vrindavan residential school

October 8, 2026 /Posted byPrajwal EW / 0

Four students died and another was hospitalised after they entered a water tank to clean it at a residential school in Vrindavan, Mathura, police said.

The incident occurred on Tuesday night at Maharishi Parini Sanskrit Vidhyalaya, also known as Vrindavan Gurukulam, in Chaitanya Vihar Colony.

According to police, one student initially entered the tank but did not come out. Four others then entered to check on him. All five students were subsequently pulled out and taken to hospital, where four were declared dead. The fifth student, identified as 18-year-old Rudra Videsh, is stable and recovering.

The deceased have been identified as Manu Katara, 24, from Madhya Pradesh; Rishab Sharma, 18, from Meerut; Aryan Sharma, 18, from Kaushambi; and Devansh, 17, from Madhya Pradesh.

Police have arrested the residential school manager, Ashish Sharma, and registered a case following a complaint by the father of one of the deceased students. CCTV footage from the premises is being examined as part of the investigation.

District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh has ordered an inquiry by the city magistrate. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh for the family of each deceased student.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem. Police said further legal action would be taken based on the findings of the investigation.

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