The trio could not be traced even after six hours of the start of the search operation.
The official said a group of five students from Mumbai had gone for a picnic in the northern state.
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Three young Mumbai students, including two girls from a medical college, are feared drowned while bathing in the Ganges river in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on Wednesday, a Mumbai Police official said. The official said a group of five students from Mumbai had gone for a picnic in the northern state. Karan Mishra, who was part of the group, told PTI over phone from Tapovan that they had left for Haridwar on July 30 from Mumbai for a picnic. “On Wednesday afternoon we all entered the Ganges river at Tapovan to take a bath. The spot is located close to the hotel where we were staying.”
Mishra said he and another girl also took a dip in the river and came out, but three others went into deeper water to take another dip. “They could not return to the bank of the river because of the strong current and got washed away. One of them shouted for help, but we could not do anything.’ It was not traced even after six hours of the start of the search operation.
He said the operation was suspended for the day due to darkness. “I was taken to Tapovan police station for questioning,” he said, adding that the two girls who were swept away were studying medicine in Mumbai while their male friend was in the final year of an engineering course. Mishra said he is a resident of suburban Malad while the others were from Borivali and Mira Road. Situated on the banks of river Ganges, Tapovan Yoga Ashram is known for adventure tourism and upscale resorts.
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