12 July,2019 05:30 PM IST | | Faizan Khan
Bandra Worli Sea Link
A 25-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the sea off Bandra Worli Sea link, Worli, today. The person was identified as Parth Somani, 25, who was working with a CA firm in Central Mumbai. The search operation by the fire brigade is underway and the body is yet to be traced.
According to the police, the person was travelling in a taxi from Worli to Bandra. When the taxi reached near pole number 52 on the sea link, he asked the taxi driver to stop for a while, after which he got out of the taxi and jumped into the deep sea.
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"We were informed by the sea link staff after the incident. The taxi driver's statement was recorded and a search for the body by concerned agencies is underway," said Sukhlal Varpe, senior PI of Worli Police. More details are awaited.
At around 4.30 pm, a coast guard helicopter arrived at the scene of the incident and the search operation is progress in the East-West direction. On arrival at the scene of the incident, it was learned from police that the police got the information through CCTV footage where a man was seen jumping off from sea link bridge into sea water
Search and rescue operation is in progress by firemen. A team of navy divers, FRT team, coast guard team were also summoned through DMCR. 1 FE and Flood Rescue Team is also present at the spot for rescue operations.
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