Selfie turns fatal for 2 Telangana youths at Kuntala waterfalls Md. Ansar (23) and Md. Fayaz (22) died after they accidentally fell into the waterfall while clicking a selfie. Ashish Pandey | Posted by Bijin Jose Telangana, July 3, 2017 | UPDATED 08:51 IST HIGHLIGHTS 1Two youths drown while attempting selfie at Kuntala waterfall. 2The duo, both natives of Adilabad, drowned on Sunday afternoon. 3Search operation has been initiated to retrieve the bodies. Scenic tourist spot in Telangana turned danger zone after two youths died in a tragic incident at Kuntala waterfall on Sunday. Md. Ansar (23) and Md. Fayaz (22) died after they accidentally fell into the waterfall while clicking a selfie. The incident took place at around Sunday afternoon when several tourists thronged the famous tourist spot of Telangana in Adilabad district. Both youths were natives of Nizamabad district had come to the waterfall for a picnic with few other friends. A search operations was launched to trace the bodies of the youths. Owing to the heavy rains the waterfall is fully charged making search and rescue operation difficult. While Ansar was a mechanic, Fayaz was a college student. Sources said that the place where the incident took place was forbidden for visitors and that there was shortage of security staff to manage crisis. Meanwhile, police has registered a case and investigating the matter.