Body of teen, who was swept away in Delhi drain amid heavy rain, found in Agra canal after 40 hours

Police recovered the body of Ankit, 18, from the Agra canal after a search operation was hampered by incessant rain and strong water flow.

Almost 40 hours after an 18-year-old man slipped into a drain in Sarita Vihar and swept away, his body was found in the Agra canal on Sunday, said a police officer.

The body of 18-year-old Ankit was recovered nearly 40 hours after he slipped into a Delhi drain. (HT Archive/Image for representation)

Around 8.45 pm on Friday, two PCR calls were received from a man stating that his friend Ankit, who was returning from Noida with him, had accidentally slipped into the Priyanka Camp Nala in the Madanpur Khadar area.

Police said search and rescue operations were immediately launched with the assistance of the District Disaster Management Authority and Delhi Fire Service (DFS).

Rain, strong water flow hamper rescue

Police said no foul play has been found and the body was returned to the family after autopsy.

Meanwhile, an unidentified man, who fell into a drain in Bijawasan on Thursday, has still not been found.

The Delhi Fire Services said that a call was received at 12.20 pm on Thursday about a person falling into a drain near Bagdola village. “A DFS and an NDRF team carried out an extensive search, but the person could not be found. It is a very large drain,” said a DFS officer.

Father still awaits son’s body a month after drowning

Nearly a month after four minor boys drowned in the Yamuna near Hiranki village in north Delhi’s Alipur area, the father of 14-year-old Anshu, Shyam Bihari Shah, is still waiting for his son’s body. He said the bodies of three of the boys were recovered within a week of the incident, but there has been no trace of his son yet.

“August 12 will mark a month since the incident, but I have received no assurances from the police. Our lives have come to a standstill,” said Shah.