18-Year-Old Swept Away in Delhi Drain Amid Heavy Rain

An 18-year-old man went missing after being swept away by rainwater in a drain while crossing it amid heavy downpour in southeast Delhi's Priyanka Camp area, triggering a large-scale search operation by rescue teams, police said. 

The incident took place on Friday evening near the Priyanka Camp Nala in Madanpur Khadar within the Sarita Vihar police station limits, and the missing person has been identified as Ankit, a resident of Bhim



Colony, police said.

A PCR call was received at the Sarita Vihar police station on Friday evening informing that a youth got swept away in a drain, following which a team was sent to the spot, they said. Ankit's friend Manish, who was present at the time of the incident, told police that they were returning home from Noida when Ankit accidentally slipped into the drain after losing his balance and got swept away by the strong flow of water.