The deceased was identified as Jeevan Saurab (30) from Orissa. He was staying at Marathalli in the City.
According to the police, the incident occurred when Saurab was clicking pictures along with three of his friends, including Deepak and Hitesh, around 7 am.
Saurab could not notice the valley in front of him, owing to the early morning fog, and fell into a deep ditch.
The body was stuck between two boulders making it difficult for the police to retrieve the body. The police could recover the body only around 4 pm. The police denied that it was a case of murder, but maintained that they would look into that angle while investigating the case.
Five killed in accident
Saturday brought gloom to two families of Nagashettyhalli when five of their relatives died in an accident on Kolar-Mulbagal National Highway early morning. N Murthy (55), chairperson of MM Educational Trust, his son Gagan (24), Venkatachalapathi (35), his wife Pavithra (30) and Mamata (25), were killed instantly when their SUV in collided with a speeding KSRTC bus on NH 4 near Kammadatti in Mulbagal taluk.
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