College students help rescue passengers from a car that fell into a waterbody along National Highway 8 at Nilambazar, 25km from Karimganj, on Saturday.

More than 100 students and teachers of Nilambazar College rescued six people, including a 10-month-old, from the submerged car. A Nilambazar police team reached the spot after the passengers had been rescued. Officer-in-charge Alim Uddin declared an award for the brave college students who risked their lives and rescued the passengers.

Text and picture by Satananda Bhattacharjee.