Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Missing Bengaluru Techie's AI Searches Point to Suicide Angle
A man named Advait Upadhyay went on a hike at a hill called Shivagange in India and did not come back.
Before the trip, he told his fiancée he was going trekking, and after starting the hike he sent her a photo and then stopped contacting anyone.
Police started looking for him and found his computer.
On the computer, there were questions asked to an AI tool about how long it would take to die if someone fell from Shivagange Hill.
Because of these searches, police are checking whether he may have planned to hurt himself.
Police also think he might have gone to the hill a few days earlier than he said.
Search teams with rescue workers and drones have been looking for him for days.
A drone took pictures of what might be a body near a very steep part of the hill called Shantala Drop, but no one can confirm it is him yet.
Rain and slippery rocks have made it hard for rescuers to reach the spot.
Police have not confirmed that Upadhyay died, and the search is still going on.
Police found AI searches on missing Bengaluru techie Advait Upadhyay's laptop about how long it would take to die after falling from Shivagange Hill.
Upadhyay, 31, a native of Indore, went missing after beginning a trek at Shivagange in Nelamangala taluk on August 7.
An AI-generated response allegedly suggested a person falling from the hill at around 7:30 am could potentially die.
A drone spotted what appeared to be a body near Shantala Drop, but it has not been identified or confirmed to be Upadhyay.
Nearly 100 personnel from NDRF, SDRF, forest department and police are searching, hampered by rain and treacherous terrain; police have not confirmed his death.
- Who
- Advait Upadhyay, a 31-year-old Bengaluru-based tech professional originally from Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- What
- Police are investigating his disappearance after finding AI searches on his laptop about dying from a fall from Shivagange Hill; a suspected body spotted by drones remains unconfirmed.
- When
- He went missing around August 7, 2026; the search entered its fifth day on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
- Where
- Shivagange Hills in Nelamangala taluk, Bengaluru Rural district, Karnataka.
- Why
- Police are examining a possible suicide angle based on the laptop searches, while his family suspected he could have been kidnapped or harmed by robbers.
Suicide Angle
Foul Play Angle
Cause of disappearance
Suicide Angle
Police suspect Upadhyay may have planned to take his own life, citing AI searches he allegedly made about how long it would take to die after falling from Shivagange Hill.
Foul Play Angle
His family suspected he could have been kidnapped or harmed by robbers while trekking alone.
- Missing person
- Advait Upadhyay, 31
- Occupation
- Tech professional at a finance firm in Whitefield, Bengaluru
- Hometown
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Disappearance location
- Shivagange Hills, Nelamangala taluk, Bengaluru Rural district
- Last seen
- August 7, 2026, after starting a trek
- Search personnel
- Nearly 100 from NDRF, SDRF, forest department and police
- Key evidence
- AI searches on laptop about dying from a fall; drone sighting of suspected body near Shantala Drop
- Status
- Suspected body not confirmed; police have not confirmed death