In a shocking incident, the body of an 80-year-old COVID-19 patient was found on the railway tracks between Borivli and Kandivli railway station on Tuesday. According to the police sources, the deceased, a resident of Kurar Village in Kandivali East was living with his wife and grandson. He was admitted at the BMC-run Shatabdi hospital on June 6 after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus but went missing from the ward during the wee hours on June 8.

When the man disappeared all of a sudden, the hospital staff searched for him in the hospital but he was not traceable. They later informed the patient-s relatives and the Kandivli police about his disappearance. After hearing the news, the family members of the deceased patient sprung into action and started searching for the octogenarian person.