Man jumps from boat into lake, body found after 36 hrs

Udaipur: The body of a man who jumped from a boat into Udaipur's Fatehsagar Lake was found on the third day of search Thursday. The body had become trapped in underwater bushes and was retrieved by a civil defence team after 36 hours of intense effort. The deceased was identified as Dinesh Purohit, 25, from Sayla in Jalore district.

The incident occurred Tuesday evening, when Purohit was aboard a boat with other tourists on Fatehsagar Lake. When the boat reached the middle of the lake, he threw his mobile phone on the boat and jumped into the lake. A civil defence team searched for the body until late Tuesday night but was unsuccessful. The search was resumed on Wednesday but the body was still not found. The body was finally retrieved after 36 hours on Thursday.

Purohit and his family lived in Mumbai for several years, where he ran a handicrafts shop. Police stated that an investigation is underway to determine the reason for the suicide.