HYDERABAD: A man who waded into Musi for fun was washed away in the strong current at Chaderghat on Friday morning. He did not know swimming and had entered the water at a point where depth had increased by nearly 15 feet due to recent digging for desilting by municipal staff, officials said.
Rescue operation was on to find the body. Chaderghat cops said that Mohammed Jahangir (35), a cook, entered Musi around 10 am and waded deep into the water unaware of the depth. Jahangir’s home in Shankar Nagar slum is close to the Musi.
“The family was nearby when the incident took place. The information that he drowned while attending nature’s call is wrong. He himself got into the water to swim, though he do not how to swim,” Chaderghat SI P Babu said.
By the time cops reached the spot after being alerted by the family, Jahangir had disappeared in the water.
Cops said locals often entered the water to play as the slum was along the Musi. In the past, cops had set up a picket to stop people from getting in the water. Due to the recent heavy rains, the flow in Musi was strong, cops said.
Both Chaderghat and Kachiguda police were searching for him in coordination with GHMC. Officials said that they were making efforts to rope in the NDRF in the search operation.
