Body of missing journalist recovered from lake in Uttarkashi
Dehradun(PTI): The body of a journalist missing since September 18 was recovered from a lake in Uttarkashi district on Sunday.
The body of Rajiv Pratap, a senior journalist, was fished out from the Joshiada lake, Deputy Superintendent of Police Janak Singh Panwar said.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and members of the media fraternity expressed grief at his death.
Dhami also ordered a thorough and impartial probe into his death.
Pratap had gone missing under mysterious circumstances from Uttarkashi on the night of September 18.
His car was found on the bank of the Bhagirathi river the next day.
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Man jumps to death from 22nd floor of posh Noida society; depression suspected
Noida (PTI): A 37-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the 22nd floor of a posh residential society in Sector 107 here, police said on Monday.
The incident took place on Sunday in Prateek Edifice Society under the jurisdiction of the Sector-39 police station. The deceased has been identified as Sajjal Mehrotra, a company director who lived in the society with his family.
"On Sunday afternoon, he jumped from the balcony of his flat on the 22nd floor," a police official said.
Family members and security guards rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead, police said, adding that no suicide note has been found.
Prima facie, the deceased was suffering from depression, officials said, adding that other aspects of the case are being investigated.
The body has been sent for post-mortem and further legal formalities are underway.
Police said the man got married about 10 years ago and is survived by his wife and two children. No complaint has been received from the family in connection with the incident.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
