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Shahjahanpur Posts Police at Bridges After 4 Alleged Suicides in 4 Days

Search teams face dangerous river conditions following a cluster of bridge jumps.

Overview

  • On Monday, a 60-year-old man identified as Aditya Saxena allegedly jumped from Lodipur bridge into the Khannaut river.
  • Police said Saxena was identified using his wife's phone number inscribed on the motorcycle he left on the bridge.
  • Provincial Armed Constabulary and National Disaster Response Force teams are conducting searches, with rivers flowing above the danger mark hindering operations.
  • On Friday, cousins Mohini, 15, and Poonam, 14, allegedly jumped from the Garra river bridge and remain untraced.
  • On Saturday night, Puttu Lal, 55, allegedly jumped from the Pakka bridge and his body was recovered the following day, prompting police deployment at vulnerable bridges and public safety advisories.