Ignored villagers’ warning: UP man heading home for Rakhi swept away on flooded road; strong current knocks him off balance | Meerut News
BIJNOR: A 35-year-old man, who had returned home from Haryana to celebrate Rakshabandhan with his family, died after being swept away by strong currents on a waterlogged road in Bijnor district, said police on Saturday.Neetu Singh went to nearby Sahaspur town on his scooter on Friday to withdraw money from a bank. While returning to Kiwar village, he reached a stretch near Jairampur village, which had been flooded for the past three days due to rainfall.Despite villagers warning him not to proceed on the submerged road, Singh chose to continue. As soon as he entered the waterlogged road, a strong current caused him to lose balance and fall, and swept him away. Locals found his body after two hours. Police sent the body to the district hospital for autopsy.Bijnor SP Abhishek Jha said, “Neetu worked as a factory supervisor in Haryana and had returned to Kaiwar to celebrate the festival with his two sisters. The body has been handed over to his family after autopsy on Saturday, and legal proceedings are on.”
