Day after woman’s death, son’s body found in Gomti

Lucknow: A day after a 58-year-old woman suffering from kidney ailment dies in a hospital, body of her 27-year-old son was recovered from Gomti river on Tuesday.
Sub-inspector at Gautampalli police station Rajesh Saroj said, “Injury marks by a sharp object were found on the left hand and throat of the deceased, identified as Sanjeev Chaudhary.”
Ram Pharen of Aashiana informed police that his wife died due to kidney ailment at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday. Her body will be handed over to the family after Covid-19 test report is received.
Sanjeev, a technician at an automobile factory in Chinhat, is the fourth among six siblings. He was deeply hurt due to his mother’s death. On Tuesday, he left home around 1am on motorcycle to see the body of his mother in mortuary but stopped at Gomti barrage and informed his younger brother that he cannot live without his mother and is going to commit suicide.
The family found his bike and later spotted the body at around 8.30am. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, the body of an unidentified man, aged around 42, was found in Gomti river on Tuesday.
“The man died about four days ago. We have sent the body for post-mortem,” said SHO, Mahanagar, Yash Kant Singh.