The Matheran police, along with local rescue teams, successfully located the bodies of a couple who had gone missing during a trip to Matheran. The hotelier reported the couple’s disappearance to the authorities, prompting an immediate search operation. After a thorough search, the couple’s bodies were found on Monday evening. 

According to Sunil Koli who is part of the search and rescue team, till late Monday evening they were still in the process to retrieve the bodies from the valley.
The couple has been identified as Parth Kashinath Bhogate, 46, and his wife, Laxmi, both residents of Bazarpeth in Rajapur Taluka, Ratnagiri. “On July 11, the couple came to Matheran in a private tour car. They checked into a hotel at Matheran and the same evening left to roam around in Matheran,” said a police officer.