Two bodies recovered from Ganga Canal during desilting work

Two bodies had been recovered from two vehicles during the desilting of the Ganga canal in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, police stated. They had been present in a decomposed state and had been recognized via paperwork discovered on them.

The stretch of the street alongside the deep canal is claimed to be accident-prone and claims many lives yearly. The desilting course of started on Monday and the vehicles surfaced after the movement of water was stopped.

Missing since January

The first physique has been recognized as that of Dilshad Ansari (32), a taxi driver from Baghra space of the district. He had been lacking since January final. Police sources stated his brother had lodged a lacking individual report.

According to police sources, when the water stage got here down, a automobile was discovered within the canal within the Ratangiri space of the district. It created panic within the space. A crane was pressed into service to take out the automobile. A decomposed physique was discovered on the again seat.

Vinay Gautam, Circle Officer, Budhana, stated the deceased was recognized on the premise of his driving licence present in his pocket. His brother stated Dilshad, who lived in Lakhan village, had come to his residence round midnight of January 17 and informed him that he was going to choose passengers from the Delhi airport however went lacking after that.

Police sources stated preliminary investigation revealed that Dilshad had borrowed the automobile from his buddy.

Mr. Gautam stated they had been investigating if there was any foul play.

The second physique was present in a automobile that was noticed within the Sikheda space of the district, round 55 km from the spot the place Dilshad’s physique was discovered. The deceased was recognized as former insurance coverage firm worker Harendra Dutt Atreya (62). A resident of Muzaffarnagar metropolis, he was lacking since February 4 when he left his home to fulfill any person in Miranpur city of the district. His members of the family had lodged a lacking individual report within the Nai Mandi police station.