30-year-old man found dead in Machhu river

Rajkot: Body of a 30-year-old man was found from Machu river in Morbi town on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Hitesh Akhiyani, a resident of Gulabnagar in Visipara area of Morbi.
Police said that there were some injury marks on Akhiyani’s face. The body was sent for forensic postmortem to Rajkot.
“Primary probe suggests that Akhiyani was an alcohol addict. He might have slipped from the river bank and fell on the rocky ground. We have detained three of his friends and are questioning them,” police said.