The body of Rohit, native of laxminagar, New Delhi, who was swept away by the current of Ganga near lakshman Jhoola, Rishikesh, on Saturday, was found by the rescue teams on Wednesday. Deceased’s family members were informed about the recovery of the body, said lakshman Jhoola in-charge Sub-Inspector Amarjeet Singh.
However, over 84 hours having passed since Aabida was swept away, police teams have failed to trace her. Moreover, Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan accompanied with the worried father of Aabida and Cabinet Minister from the same State Manzoor reached the spot where the girl was feared drowned and reviewed the operations being conducted by the team.
The divers from Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and civil police of three districts Haridwar, Dehradun and Tehri have been conducting rescue operations round the clock since Sunday morning when the incident happened.
It should be mentioned here that Aabida Manzoor, daughter of UP Cabinet Minister Shahid Manzoor, was swept away by the current when she was playing in the river along with her friends at Phool Chatti Ashram located a few kilometers from Rishikesh. There were six boys and four girls in the group. During photo session, two other students were also swept away, but were later rescued.