Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Search Underway After Cognizant Employee’s Motorcycle Found Near Gorge
People found a motorcycle beside a gorge early Wednesday morning.
Its ignition was on, and the meter showed it was in fourth gear.
A helmet was found farther down, near a tree at the bottom of the gorge.
This made people worry that the rider might have fallen.
A wallet and a ringing phone helped identify the motorcycle as belonging to Rahul Sumit Mishra.
Documents said he works for Cognizant.
Volunteers and police are searching the gorge.
A volunteer is using a drone to help look.
The search is still underway.
A motorcycle was found on the road to the Garamal Hiranandani site around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Morning walkers noticed the motorcycle and alerted others; its ignition was on and its meter showed fourth gear.
A helmet was found near a tree at the bottom of the nearby gorge, prompting concern the rider may have fallen.
Help Foundation volunteers are searching the gorge, including with a drone camera; police are also at the site.
A wallet and phone linked the motorcycle to Rahul Sumit Mishra, identified in documents as a Cognizant employee.
- Who
- Rahul Sumit Mishra, identified by documents as a Cognizant employee; Help Foundation volunteers and police are involved in the search.
- What
- A motorcycle and helmet were found near a gorge, prompting a search for the motorcycle's rider.
- When
- Around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday; the search is underway.
- Where
- The road leading to the Garamal Hiranandani site, above the connecting link at a newly developed tourist point in Mumbai, beside a gorge.
- Why
- The helmet was found at the bottom of the gorge, raising the possibility that the rider fell.
Evidence of a possible fall
What remains unconfirmed
Rider's whereabouts
Evidence of a possible fall
The helmet was found at the bottom of the gorge, raising the possibility the rider fell there.
What remains unconfirmed
The report does not confirm that Mishra fell into the gorge or explain what happened to him; the search is still underway.
- Motorcycle found
- Around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday
- Discovery
- Senior citizens out for a morning walk noticed the motorcycle
- Motorcycle condition
- Ignition was on and meter indicated fourth gear
- Helmet location
- Near a tree at the bottom of the gorge
- Searchers
- Help Foundation volunteers and police personnel
- Search method
- Physical search and a volunteer-operated drone camera
- Identified person
- Rahul Sumit Mishra; documents indicated he works for Cognizant