Engineering Student Missing Amidst Hussain Sagar Lake Blaze

In Hyderabad, police are searching for an engineering student who went missing after a boat in Hussain Sagar Lake caught fire due to fireworks. The incident happened during the 'Bharat Mata Maha Aarti' event. Though his friends survived, Ajay remains untraceable, prompting police investigation.

Hyderabad police are on the hunt for an engineering student who vanished under tragic circumstances on Hussain Sagar Lake after a boat caught fire. The incident occurred during a fireworks display for the 'Bharat Mata Maha Aarti' event, held Sunday night to mark Republic Day.

The program was attended by Union Minister G Kishan Reddy and Governor Jishnu Dev Varma prior to their departure from the venue. Ajay, one of the students on board the ill-fated boat, remains missing, although his friends managed to escape unharmed.

Family members have alerted authorities to his disappearance after he failed to return from the event. Police reported that a rocket deployed in the fireworks display inadvertently ignited other crackers on the boat, leading to the blaze and a subsequent search operation.

(With inputs from agencies.)