Body of Missing Woman Found 30 Km Away
A 32-year-old housewife Sheetal Bhanushali from Ghatkopar East fell into a manhole and her body was found 30 km away in Haji Ali.
A 32-year-old housewife Sheetal Bhanushali from Ghatkopar East fell into a manhole on Saturday 3rd October 2020. Her body was found on Monday 5th October near Haji Ali by some workers in the sea and they informed the Tardeo police. Officials are surprised how her body was almost 30 km away from the spot.
A relative, Mahendra Bhanushali said, “On 3rd October around 7 pm Sheetal bought craftwork items for Yash and after dropping him home, she went to collect flour from a flour mill. Due to heavy rain, there was waterlogging. A manhole cover had opened automatically. People told us she fell into it. We looked for her then registered a missing complaint with the Ghatkopar police.” He added, “The BMC had put a low-quality manhole lid which was light in weight. The cover came off automatically after waterlogging in the area. Only the BMC is responsible for Sheetal's death. The police should register an offense of negligence against the BMC officer.”
The Ghatkopar police had first registered a missing complaint about Sheetal and then converted it into an Accidental Death Report (ADR) when her body was found. In the post-mortem report, the cause of death was drowning and she was found positive for COVID-19. Bhanushali is survived by her husband Jitesh, who has a garments business, and two children, Yash age 8, and Dhvani age 2. Assistant BMC Commissioner Manish Valanju of L ward said, “We have started an investigation into how the body moved from such a small drainage line.” BMC has issued a notice seeking a detailed report of Bhanushali's death.
