Hyderabad, Sep 18
A 27-year-old man was swept away in floodwaters in Hyderabad late on Wednesday night while returning home on his motorcycle. The incident occurred under Balkampet bridge underpass in the heart of the city after another spell of heavy rains lashed the city.
Mohammed Sharfuddin, who was returning home to Kavadiguda on his scooter, fell into the water that had stagnated under the bridge and was washed away.
According to police, some local youth later retrieved his body. The deceased was an employee at a company that manufactures artificial limbs in Balanagar. Like every day, he was returning home from his workplace.
On a complaint by Sharfuddin’s family, SR Nagar Police registered a case and took up investigation.
Sharfuddin was the fourth person to be washed away in floodwaters in the city this week. Three persons were swept away in overflowing drains in two separate incidents on Sunday night following heavy downpour. Their bodies have not yet been traced.