A man aged between 25 to 30 years died allegedly due to drowning in a waterlogged pedestrian underpass in Gurugram on Monday.
The underpass heading from Sohna road towards Naharpur Rupa at Rajiv Chowk in Gurugram was waterlogged after heavy downpour in the city.
The deceased’s identity was yet to be ascertained. The official said the man was trying to cross an underpass on his foot or any vehicle will be cleared once the rainwater will be flushed out from the underpass, an official said.
His body has been shifted to a mortuary wherein it will be handed over to his family after post-mortem.
"We received a call through '112' that a man has been drowned in a waterlogged pedestrian underpass at Rajiv Chowk. The rescue teams took 1.30 hours to flush out the body," said R.N. Yadav, a fire department official.
Police said that the victim is suspected to have died due to drowning since no external injury marks were found on his body.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in this regard, they said.
Gurugram received its first spell of heavy rains, which led to waterlogging in multiple locations and brought traffic to a standstill at key stretches in the city.
Several underpasses including this pedestrian underpass at Rajiv Chowk also witnessed heavy waterlogging, following several hours of heavy rains.
The Gurugram Traffic Police since morning has been posting updates on its Twitter account asking people to avoid areas where there is heavy waterlogging.
Many residents shared on social media platforms videos and pictures of rainwater gushing into their houses and vehicles wading through waterlogged roads.
Apart from this, all the district's major roads, local roads and streets were also submerged in water. The district received a total rainfall of over 714 mm from 8 am to 5 pm.