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Bengaluru Techie, Months Away From Wedding, Missing On Solo Trek

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Deepak Bopanna
Bengaluru Techie, Months Away From Wedding, Missing On Solo Trek
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A 31-year-old software engineer has gone missing during a solo trek to Shivagange Hill near Bengaluru. Rescue teams, including the NDRF and forest department, are conducting an intensive search after his motorcycle was found at the base of the hill.

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The incident highlights the risks associated with solo trekking and the challenges of search and rescue operations in difficult terrain.

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A 31-year-old software professional has gone missing during a solo trek to Shivagange Hill on the outskirts of Bengaluru, with police and multiple rescue agencies continuing an intensive search across the hill's rocky and densely vegetated terrain.Advait Upadhyay, a native of Indore in Madhya Pradesh, works with a finance firm in Whitefield and lives in the Kadugodi area. Police said he rented a motorcycle on Friday and travelled to Shivagange after informing his fianc e about his trekking plans.CCTV footage from the foothills showed Upadhyay arriving at the location and beginning his ascent at around 7.30 am. He was expected to return by the afternoon. However, he did not return and could not be contacted.His fianc e approached the Kadugodi police later that evening and lodged a missing person complaint.

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