A 35-year-old man was found dead in the VIP road area of the Upper lake under Koh-e-Fiza police station area on Sunday. According to police a body was spotted floating in the Upper lake by a commuter. The body was fished out with the help of BMC divers.
The deceased was identified as Sarjan Singh. The investigating officer told that victim is the father of the girl who was found dead on Saturday. There is no eye witness of the incident who could provide the details of the death but the circumstantial evidences suggests that the girl fell accidentally and when she started drowning the father jumped into the Upper lake to save her but in a bid to save his daughter he was drowned. Earlier, on Saturday a 9-year-old girl was found dead in VIP road area of the Upper lake. The father and daughter arrived in the city on May 2. They belong to Ahmedpur and were in the city for shopping told the family members. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have sent the body for the post mortem.