Body of Nalasopara man found alongside Lonavla-Karjat railway tracks | Mumbai News
Navi Mumbai: The body of a Nalasopara resident, Chandrakant Chavhan, 55, was retrieved off the railway tracks near Monkey Hill on the Lonavla-Karjat section on Tuesday evening. Under the guidance of Khopoli police inspector Sachin Hire, the volunteers of local NGO Help Foundation brought the body amid inclement weather conditions, including incessant rain, by trekking around 9 km.Prior to mobilisation, the rescue team members were advised to take a basket stretcher, body bag, surgical mask and gloves, helmet, ropes, water, walkie-talkie, sanitisers, among others, as the body was in a decomposed condition and lying in a high-risk area prone to boulder fall and landslides.Chavhan’s family members reached the spot and were accompanying the rescuers along with the body. The rescuers scaled down to pull out his body.Inspector Sachin Hire said, “Prima facie he was suspected to have fallen from a train more than two days ago. Further details can be revealed after collating more information from his family members.”Chavhan went missing while travelling from Mumbai to Solapur on the night of July 4. He was last seen around 2.30 am during the journey. No information regarding his whereabouts was received by his family thereafter. A missing person complaint was lodged with the police.

