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One Officer Dead, Two Missing After Police Car Plunges Off Ujjain Bridge Into Swollen Kshipra

Authorities recovered TI Ashok Sharma as disaster-response teams kept searching treacherous waters for two colleagues.

Overview

  • Police said the car carrying Unhel station in-charge Ashok Sharma, SI Madan Lal and constable Aarti Pal went off the Bada Pul into the fast-flowing river on Saturday night.
  • Officials confirmed only Sharma’s body has been found so far, while searches continue for Madan Lal and Aarti Pal.
  • The officers were responding to an investigation into a missing 14-year-old when the crash occurred, according to Ujjain police.
  • Rescue operations using NDRF and SDRF teams with boats, divers and drones were paused overnight because of darkness and resumed Sunday morning in strong currents.
  • Some outlets reported a second body was recovered later in the day, but police had not uniformly corroborated that claim and the situation remains developing.