Overview

• The man slipped on Saturday while crossing the old bridge in Nagothane and was swept away by a strong current, according to police.
• Locals threw a rope as Head Constable Prakash Hambir entered the water to help, but the on-site rescue attempts failed.
• Police enlisted SVRSS and the NVRSS Nagothane team to comb the downstream stretch by boat after suspending the first day’s search because of poor visibility and heavy flow.
• The body was recovered on Monday afternoon near a creek close to Pakti village and was brought back to Nagothane using a small boat.
• Investigators identified the victim as Anwar Sheikh in later reports, with an earlier account naming him as Anwar Aziz Pinjari, and ASI Ramesh Sonkar is leading the probe under API Sachin Kulkarni.