Missing law student from Navi Mumbai found dead 400 ft deep in Lonavala gorge

An officer from Pune Rural police said, “Our preliminary information suggests that she told the family that she was coming to Lonavala for a trek in Duke’s Nose area on Saturday, January 30. But she did not return home till the evening. Her family subsequently came to Lonavala area. On Sunday, they registered a missing persons case at Lonavala Rural police station. We however received information about a bag which was found at Tiger Point, which is more than 10 kilometers away from Duke’s Nose.”

The officer added, “After we confirmed that the bag belonged to the missing girl, we called in the search and rescue experts from Shivdruga Mitra Trekkers’ group. We also deployed the dig squad and drones in the search operation. Around 5 pm on Sunday the body of the missing girl was spotted by the drone around 400 feet deep in the gorge. The trekkers from the group took out the body around 9 pm in the night.”

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Lonavala Division) Gajanan Tonpe said, “Our probe suggests that she came alone to Tiger Point in a rickshaw. We have identified the driver and will be recording his statement. A probe is being conducted into the sequence of events leading to the death.”