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2 MGMMCH docs drown in Dimna lake while retrieving mobile, third swims to safety

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  1. Two junior resident doctors of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Hospital (MGMMCH) drowned in Dimna Lake after one dropped his mobile phone.

  2. Dr Samir Lal fell into the lake trying to retrieve his phone; Dr Saksham Kumar Singh and Dr Yash jumped in to save him.

  3. Only Dr Yash, who knew swimming, survived; the other two drowned and their bodies were recovered around 9:30 AM.

  4. A Tata Steel security guard warned the doctors not to go near the declared danger zone slope before the incident.

  5. Police and local divers conducted a three-hour rescue operation; parents of the deceased refused autopsy.

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