Man jumps from moving auto into the Yamuna in Delhi

A 49-year-old man jumped into the Yamuna river from an auto-rickshaw during an argument with a friend; police are searching for his body.

Published on: May 5, 2025, 06:04:14 IST

By Jignasa Sinha

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A 49-year-old man allegedly jumped from a moving auto-rickshaw into Yamuna river on Sunday morning while arguing with a friend present with him. Police said they are currently searching for the man’s body.

Police said that no foul play has been suspected yet. (Representational image)

According to police, the incident took place between 6am and 8am when Chandra Nagar was with a 55-year-old female friend in the auto and the two were on their way from north Delhi’s Geeta Colony to a market. They got into a heated argument.

Police said the 36-year-old auto driver, Rahul Kumar, told them that the man and the woman were arguing and when the auto went towards the railing of the flyover, the man suddenly got out of the vehicle and immediately jumped into the river.

“We don’t know the exact reason behind the incident. Police was alerted about the incident at 8am on Sunday. We will take legal action in the case after we find the body. The female friend has been called for questioning and the man’s family has also been informed. No foul play has been suspected yet,” a senior police officer said.

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Jignasa Sinha
Jignasa Sinha is a Special Correspondent at Hindustan Times in New Delhi. With more than six years of reporting experience, she covers crime and policing in the national capital. Her beats also include Delhi prisons, the Delhi Fire Services and Delhi courts, while she regularly reports on gender, labour and social justice. Over the course of her career, Jignasa has reported on major criminal investigations, international crime syndicates, high-profile cyber fraud cases, law-and-order developments, protests, disasters and public institutions. Her reporting combines breaking news with in-depth, long form, human interest stories that examine the human impact of public policy, policing and the criminal justice system. In addition to reporting for the newspaper, she contributes to the Hindustan Times website and app, and plays an active role in coordinating on-ground coverage of major developments and breaking news across Delhi. Before joining Hindustan Times, Jignasa worked at The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi, where she spent five years covering crime, Delhi airport, courts and health. She began her journalism career as an intern at an AI magazine in Bengaluru while pursuing her postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media.Read More

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