Picnic turns tragic: Eight men drown in Rajasthan's Banas river

Rajasthan news: Eight men drowned in Rajasthan's Banas river in the Tonk district on Tuesday, police said. The deceased had come from Jaipur for a picnic.

Three others were rescued and their condition is stable, Superintendent of Police, Tonk, Vikas Sangwan, said.

The incident happened after a group of 11 men aged between 25 and 30 years had entered the river for taking a bath when they slipped into deep water.

"They were taken out and rushed to a hospital where doctors declared eight of them dead," he said.

The SP said it was not immediately clear how they slipped into the deep water.

(This is a developing story. Keep checking for more updates)