Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Bengaluru Techie Missing After Shivagange Trek; Drone Spots Body
A man named Advait Upadhyay went hiking all by himself on a hill called Shivagange.
He is 31 years old and his job is keeping computers safe from bad guys.
He started his walk very early in the morning, at about half past seven.
He told people he would be back home by the afternoon.
But he never came back, and his family got worried.
Police started searching the hill to find him.
They sent a small flying robot with a camera, called a drone, to help.
The drone found something that might be his body near a steep place called Shantala Drop.
Now the police are trying to find out if it is really him and what happened.
Advait Upadhyay, a 31-year-old cybersecurity professional, went missing after a solo trek to Shivagange Hill in Bengaluru Rural on August 7.
CCTV footage shows he began the trek around 7.30 am and was expected back by afternoon but never returned.
Upadhyay, an IIT alumnus, works at a finance firm in Whitefield and lives in Kadugodi.
A drone has spotted a suspected body near Shantala Drop, according to the report.
Police are investigating the disappearance and the suspected body's identity.
- Who
- Advait Upadhyay, a 31-year-old IIT alumnus and cybersecurity professional working at a finance firm in Whitefield.
- What
- Went missing after a solo trek to Shivagange Hill; a drone later spotted a suspected body near Shantala Drop.
- When
- August 7, with his trek starting around 7.30 am.
- Where
- Shivagange Hill, Bengaluru Rural.
- Why
- He was expected to return by afternoon but never came back; the cause is under investigation.
- Missing Person
- Advait Upadhyay
- Age
- 31
- Profession
- Cybersecurity professional at a finance firm
- Trek Date
- August 7
- Location
- Shivagange Hill, Bengaluru Rural
- Trek Start Time
- Around 7.30 am (per CCTV)
- Suspected Body Spotted
- Near Shantala Drop by drone
- Residence and Workplace
- Lives in Kadugodi; works in Whitefield