The city's manholes continue to be death traps in the heavy rain. A 32-year-old housewife from Ghatkopar East fell into one on Saturday and her body was found on Monday near Haji Ali. Her family has alleged that Sheetal Jitesh Bhanushali fell into it as its light cover had lifted off due to waterlogging. The authorities are baffled by how her body ended up 21 km away as there are obstacles in the drainage system, according to them.

However, a BMC official claimed the distance was almost 30 km. The Ghatkopar police registered a missing complaint about Bhanushali, a resident of Ashapura Society at Asalpha village at Ghatkopar East, and on Monday converted it into an Accidental Death Report (ADR). In the postmortem report the cause of death was drowning and she was found positive for COVID-19. The Tardeo police transferred the case to the Ghatkopar police.