Diamond polisher jumps off bridge into river, dies

Surat: A 30-year-old diamond polisher jumped off a bridge on Tapi River on Saturday morning reportedly over economic crisis. According to Kapodra Police station officials, the incident occurred at Savji Korat Bridge near Varachha area in the city. Locals informed the fire brigade personnel about the incident who fished out the deceased body and sent it for post-mortem to SMIMER Hospital. The deceased was identified as Mitesh Nandshankar Prajapati, a resident of Girnar Society in Varachha area.
"Primary details suggest that Mitesh was a diamond polisher and was suffering from economic crisis after diamond units were closed due to lockdown in the city. However, we are probing the case to find out the exact cause of his extreme step,'' said a police official.