Overview
- Police identified the two as Irshad Asif Shaikh, 22, known as Zara, and Kalandar Altaf Khan, 20, both residents of Bandra.
- Witnesses and police said an argument on the Mahim–Bandra bridge preceded Zara jumping into the creek, with Khan leaping in immediately in an apparent rescue attempt.
- Mumbai Fire Brigade crews, local police, fishermen and NDRF divers searched through Tuesday before suspending operations because of silted water, strong currents and poor visibility.
- Reports conflicted on the outcome, with some accounts saying the pair drowned and others noting they remained untraced as authorities continued the operation.
- Hindustan Times reported that police registered an accidental death report, while family allegations of prior assaults and suicide attempts were carried by local media without independent verification.