Overview
- The missing man has been identified as Ankit Sharma, also known as Ashu, and CCTV and family accounts indicate he fell from the Delhi–Noida Direct (DND) Flyway in the early hours of Monday.
- Police found Sharma’s scooter, two mobile phones and slippers on the flyway, which led rescue teams to launch an extensive search of the Yamuna.
- A multi‑agency operation involving the National Disaster Response Force, Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Disaster Management Authority and police is ongoing with divers and boats and no trace of Sharma has been found so far.
- Officials say the NDRF increased its deployment from about 35 to 70 personnel to intensify searches, and rescue teams reached the site in the early morning after control‑room alerts.
- Investigators are probing a possible matrimonial dispute as a lead, no suicide note has been recovered, and authorities say further forensic and underwater searches are needed to determine what happened.