Hyderabad man dies after being washed away in floodwater at Balkampet

A man returning home from work died after being swept away in floodwater at Balkampet rail under bridge on Thursday night. The victim, Mohammad Sharfuddin of Bholakpur, is survived by his wife and daughter. Police registered a case

Hyderabad: A man on his way home from office died after being swept away in floodwater at the Balkampet rail under bridge on Thursday night.

According to the police, Mohammad Sharfuddin, a resident of Bholakpur in Musheerabad, left his office in Balanagar and was on his way home despite heavy rain.

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When he reached the Balkampet rail under bridge, he could not negotiate his vehicle through the heavy water flow and fell into the water. He was swept away by the gushing waters. His body was later found by local people, who pulled it out with the help of a rope.

“Sharfuddin was heading home as he had to attend a function later in the night near his house. He worked at a food manufacturing plant in Balanagar. He is survived by his wife and young daughter,” said SR Nagar Inspector T Srinath Reddy.

The family members of the man told the police that Sharfuddin regularly used the route to reach home from office. On Thursday night, he had called his family asking them to get ready to attend a function. They suspect he was in a hurry to reach home and failed to gauge the heavy water flow at the rail under bridge.

The body was shifted to Gandhi Hospital for post-mortem examination. After the autopsy, it was handed over to his relatives. The police registered a case and are investigating.