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Youth Jumps from Raigad's Takmak Tok; Body Found in 800-Foot Gorge
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News18•04-10-2026, 11:55
Youth Jumps from Raigad's Takmak Tok; Body Found in 800-Foot Gorge
- •The body of 37-year-old Suyog Panchal, who jumped from Takmak Tok on Raigad Fort, was found in an 800-foot deep gorge.
- •Suyog had called his family on Saturday, informing them of his extreme decision, after which his phone switched off.
- •His family rushed to the base of Raigad Fort, where his motorcycle was found, but Suyog was missing.
- •Mahad Taluka Police and rescue teams initiated a search, which was halted overnight due to darkness and dangerous conditions.
- •On Sunday morning, drone cameras were used to resume the search, leading to the discovery of his body in the gorge towards Nizampur.
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A 37-year-old man named Suyog Panchal jumped into an 800-foot deep gorge from Takmak Tok on Raigad Fort after calling his family to inform them of his extreme step. His family found his motorcycle at the base of the fort and alerted the police, sparking a major search operation.
The rescue team used modern drone cameras to estimate the vast expanse and depth of the dangerous gorge after resuming their search on Sunday morning, which helped locate the body 800 feet deep towards Nizampur.
Bringing up the body is exceptionally difficult due to the very dense vegetation, extremely steep slope, sheer depth of the gorge, and hazardous cliff structures that make descending into the area dangerous for the rescue team.
