Hyderabad: In a horrific incident, a man washed away in heavy rains that hit the city on Saturday. The incident took place when he was proceeding towards his home at Manikonda in the city. The search operation is still going on. The victim was identified as Rajinikanth, who was working as a software engineer at Shadnagar. Police have found that his house was a stone's throw away from the spot.
Rajinikanth ventured out of his residence at 9 pm on some work and suddenly heavy rain hit the area. Hence, he stopped nearby his house, as it was continuously raining. However, later, he had decided to go home. So, he crossed the road, which was flooded with rainwater. While he was crossing the road, he fell into a drainage pit and washed away, as the road was waterlogged.
On receiving information, the Disaster Response Force of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) went to the area and has been searching for Rajinikanth since Saturday night. One group was searching in the area where the drains meet while another group was at the Neknampur pond.
Minister for Education P Sabitha Indra Reddy inspected the spot and met the family members of the software engineer. She assured them that they will find Rajinikanth and added that action would be taken against those who acted negligently without putting up warning boards at the drainage pits.
(Agency inputs)
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