Tuesday, 28 MAY 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The authorities on Monday found a car wreck with a decomposed body inside . The car had fallen into the Shakti Canal in the Chilla area of Rishikesh two years ago. The locals noticed the wreck of the car when the canal’s water level was lowered for canal repair work early on Monday. The officials said that the locals informed the police about the car and the police called the search and rescue team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to the spot. The team led by inspector Kavindra Sajwan reached the spot and pulled out the car from the canal with the help of a crane. The SDRF recovered the body of a man from inside the car and handed it over to the police. The officials informed that the man was identified as a resident of the Gangnahar area of Rishikesh, Archit Bansal (32) whose car had crashed into the canal on April 2, 2022 when he was travelling with his three-year-old son. The SDRF had retrieved the body of the son from the canal after the accident but was unable to find the man and his car despite searching for several days. The officials said that the body had almost completely decomposed but the police have informed the family. They will hand it over to them after completing the required procedure, they added.
