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Bengaluru techie missing on Shivagange trek; drones join search
The search for Advait Upadhyay, a 31-year-old cybersecurity professional from Gurugram, entered a critical phase on Sunday after he went missing during a solo trek at Shivagange Hill in Nelamangala taluk. He…
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The search for Advait Upadhyay, a 31-year-old cybersecurity professional from Gurugram, entered a critical phase on Sunday after he went missing during a solo trek at Shivagange Hill in Nelamangala taluk. He was last seen on CCTV beginning his climb around 7.30 am Friday and his phone was switched off soon after. His fiancée Prapti Chauhan filed a missing person report.
Police have deployed high-resolution drones and metal detectors from the Bengaluru police commissionerate, along with a 15-member SDRF team. Heavy rain forced search teams to suspend operations on Saturday and again on Sunday. Upadhyay, an IIT alumnus, had rented a motorcycle and was scheduled to marry in January.
The Indian Opinion
Reports immediately pit the family’s anguish against a slow police response, but the facts show teams deployed high-resolution drones and an SDRF unit within two days of the complaint. The question is not intent but terrain: heavy rain forced two cancellations, and a solo trekker leaves no companion to guide searchers. Once the drones finish scanning the steep drops and forest patches, the real test will be whether the metal detectors find his phone or belongings. If they do, the debate can shift from blame to lessons about solo treks in monsoon weather.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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