Deceased, 38, a Baner resident, went missing after he left for work on Jan 2; body recovered at Lion’s Point
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A 38-year-old resident of Baner was found dead at a popular tourist spot in Lonavala. Police said Paresh Suryakant Hatkar, who worked in a reputable nationalised bank in Pune, had gone missing after leaving for work on January 2. Police said Hatkar’s body was recovered by the Shivdurg Rescue Team from a 700-foot-deep gorge at Lonavala’s Lion’s Point.
According to the police, Hatkar left his residence at around 9 am on January 2; when he did not return home and remained uncontactable, his wife, Vrushali, 37, lodged a missing complaint with the Chaturstungi police station. A formal missing person note was issued by the police on January 3.
On Saturday afternoon, police officer Patil Santosh Margale shared Paresh’s missing complaint and photograph with local coordination and rescue groups. Following this, the police received information that Paresh’s car had been found parked near Lion’s Point since the previous day (Friday), indicating the possibility that he may have fallen into the gorge. The rescue team members further informed the police that they had traced Paresh’s mobile phone to Lion’s Point.
Following this development, the Shivdurg Rescue Team, along with the Lonavala Rural Police began a search operation began from the exact spot where the mobile phone was found. Using rope rescue techniques, the team descended deep into the valley. After descending approximately 700 feet, the rescue team located Paresh’s body.
The operation began at around 3 pm (Sunday), and the body was located by 4 pm. After pulling the body out, it was handed over to the police for further legal formalities and post-mortem examination. Police said they have initiated further investigation to ascertain the exact circumstances leading to the incident.
Rescue team members
According to sources, Shruti Shinde, Yogesh Umbare, Sachin Gaikwad, Kunal Kadu, Mahesh Masne, Anand Gavde, Sagar Kumbhar, Yogesh Dalvi, Sagar Dalvi, Atharva Dalvi, Ganesh Mhaskar, Santosh Margale (Police Patil), Suraj Ware, Sunil Gaikwad, Pintu Mankar, and Prabhakar Bhalerao played a crucial role in the operation.
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