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MP Police Offer Help to Find Missing Indore Trekker
A man named Advait Upadhyay went for a hike by himself near the city of Bengaluru in India.
He is 31 years old and works with money and numbers at a company in Bengaluru.
He told his fiancee where he was going to hike.
He rented a motorcycle to get to the hiking place.
He parked the motorcycle at the bottom of the hill and started walking up.
Cameras at the place showed him going up the hill, but after that, nobody could find him.
He was reported missing on August 7.
Police from two different states are now working together to find him.
Police from his hometown, Indore, said they will help the police in Karnataka.
Everyone is hoping he is found safe.
Advait Upadhyay, a 31-year-old finance professional from Indore, went missing during a solo trek at Shivagange near Bengaluru.
He was reported missing on August 7 after informing his fiancee about his trekking plan.
Madhya Pradesh police contacted Karnataka authorities and offered assistance in the investigation.
Upadhyay had hired a motorcycle and parked it at the foothills before climbing uphill, according to CCTV footage.
Indore police said they have not yet received any information from Upadhyay's family.
- Who
- Advait Upadhyay, a 31-year-old finance professional from Indore living in Bengaluru's Begur area.
- What
- Went missing during a solo trek at Shivagange near Bengaluru.
- Where
- Shivagange, Nelamangala taluk, near Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- When
- Reported missing on August 7, four days before the police statement was made on a Tuesday.
- Why
- He went trekking after informing his fiancee of his plans; CCTV footage showed him climbing the hills, but his whereabouts remain unknown.
Key facts
- Missing person
- Advait Upadhyay
- Age
- 31
- Occupation
- Finance professional at a Bengaluru financial firm
- Hometown
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Residence
- Begur area, Bengaluru
- Reported missing
- August 7
- Disappearance location
- Shivagange, Nelamangala taluk
- Assistance offered
- Madhya Pradesh police contacted Karnataka police
Quotes
Rajesh Dandotiya
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Indore
“We received information from social media that Advait Upadhyay, originally from Indore, had gone missing while trekking in Shivagange near Bengaluru. We have contacted the Karnataka police in this matter and offered necessary assistance in the investigation.”
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