A civil engineering student from IIT Kanpur died after drowning in the river Ganga on Sunday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Chanchal Kumar Meena, a native of Jhunjhunu Rajasthan.

Assistant Commissioner for Police Kernalganj Tirpurari Pandey said, "Two students of IIT Kanpur had drowned while taking bath in river Ganga. One of them was saved, while the other one drowned."