3 Class 9 students drown at Rushikonda beach, Vizag

Three Class 9 students — Prashanth, Suryaprakash, and Ritesh, all 14 — drowned at Rushikonda beach in Visakhapatnam on Gandhi Jayanti after strong waves swept them into deeper waters. Six boys had visited the beach; four entered the sea. Bodies were recovered by Saturday morning after a Coast Guard-led search operation.