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Tragic End For Nashik Youth Preparing For UPSC In Delhi
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News18•18-10-2026, 13:59
Tragic End For Nashik Youth Preparing For UPSC In Delhi
- •Twenty-five-year-old Rahul Somase, who was preparing for the UPSC exams in Delhi, had returned to his native village for the Dussehra festival.
- •Following his uncle's instructions, Rahul and his cousin took an ailing bull to the Wagdardi dam for a swim.
- •While leading the bull into the water, Rahul failed to gauge the depth and tragically drowned in deep water.
- •The sudden tragedy has plunged his family and village into deep grief, and the police have registered a case of accidental death.
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Rahul Somase, a 25-year-old youth from Nashik preparing for the UPSC exam in Delhi, tragically drowned in the Wagdardi dam. He had gone home to celebrate the Dussehra festival and was asked by his uncle to take an ailing bull to the dam for swimming, where he failed to gauge the water's depth and drowned.
The incident took place at the Wagdardi dam, which supplies water to Manmad city in Nashik district.
Local police visited the accident site, conducted an inquest panchanama, and officially registered a case of accidental death while investigations continue.
