Kanpur: An undergraduate student of the Indian Institute of Technology, died after slipping and falling into the current of Ganga at Ganga Barrage here.
She was striving to take a selfie as a way to the present day trend.
The deceased, Sejal Jain, was a second year BS student in the Department of Earth Sciences at the IIT- Kanpur.
Institute spokesperson, Girish Pant said, in a statement, "During the initial investigation, it was learnt that Sejal Jain had gone to the Ganga Barrage along with seven other students.
During their visi to the spot, a few of the students, including Sejal Jain, had crossed the safety railing of the bridge.
They reached the ramp of the barrage gate. Sejal accidentally slipped while taking a selfie and fell into the Ganga at the Ganga Barrage."
He said that the Nawabganj Police Station was contacted and the police team rushed to the location.
A search team of the police went into the river and found Sejal Jain in an unconscious state.
Sejal was taken to the Hallet Hospital where she was declared brought dead.
