Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 19 (ANI): Two engineering college students allegedly drowned in a pond in Narava village in Visakhapatnam, police said on Thursday.

The area falls under the Pendurthi police station limits, they said.

Also Read | More Than Half the World’s Lakes Drying Up -- Study.

As per the police, Rajesh and Nikhil went for a bath in a pond situated behind their college, Narava Engineering College.

The relatives of the two students accused college authorities of negligence after the news broke out.

Also Read | Mexico Finds 49 Kidnapped Migrants.

"Rajesh accidentally slipped into deep water. Seeing him drowning, a panicked Nikhil alarmed his friends and soon the rest of the students reached the spot. By the time they arrived there, both were missing," police said.

Police said prime facie it appears that Nikhil drowned while trying to save Rajesh. "The clothes and a college bag were found at the scene.

The parents of the missing student also reached the spot, they said.

"Police are searching for the missing students, they said.

More details are awaited (ANI)

(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)