Bengaluru: Body of missing IT company PRO found in KR Puram lake

Bengaluru: A 33-year-old employee of an IT firm who went to celebrate a birthday party along with his friends and went missing since Monday, was found dead in a lake in ITI Layout in KR Puram on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Umamaheshwara J, a native of Ballari, who was residing along with his wife and a child in KR Puram. He was working in Capgemini as PRO, the police said.

According to the police, on Wednesday afternoon, a few passersby noticed a hand popping out of the tank bed and a helmet floating in the lake. They informed the KR Puram police who rushed to the spot and recovered the body with the help of fire and emergency service personnel. The police have also recovered the motorcycle from the lake.

Upon verification, the police found the ID card from the wallet and corroborated the identity of the deceased with the missing complaint filed by his family. Further investigations revealed that Umamaheshwara had gone to celebrate a birthday party with one of his friends in the city outskirt. They returned to Mahadevapura in a car from where Umamaheshwara took his motorcycle which was parked at a public place, the police added.

The police also learnt from Umamaheshwara’s friends that he was drunk and despite repeated requests from his friends to take a cab, decided to ride home. That was the last time his friends saw him, the police added.

The police suspect that while Umamaheshwara  was crossing the ITI lake, he could have plunged into the lake after losing control over his bike as there was no proper fencing and the road was slippery. KR Puram police have taken up a case of unnatural death and are investigating.