Thirteen students of the Abeda Inamdar college in Pune are feared drowned in the Murud beach in Raigad. Initial reports suggest that a group of around 115 students were on a tour, of which some students entered the waters for a swim.

Raigad police told media that the students feared drowned were Computer Sciencestudents from the college.

Rescue operations  are being carried out by Coast Guard and Indian Navy.