Aravallis: 42-yr-old dead after 200-ft fall ‘while taking selfie’

A 42-year-old man died on Saturday night after allegedly falling off a cliff in the Aravallis while taking a selfie on Gurugram-faridabad Road, the police said on Monday. The body was retrieved around 14 hours after the accident, said officers aware of the case.

The man was identified as Kamal Kumar, a resident of Adarsh Nagar in Haryana’s Ballabhgarh.

Police said he went to Vainda rock mine in the Aravallis with two friends.

Surender Sheoran, assistant commissioner of police (crime), Faridabad, said that around 9.30pm, he made a video call to his wife.

“After a few minutes, he started clicking selfies while standing on the edge of a cliff. He slipped and fell almost 200 feet,” he said.

Sheoran said his friends tried looking for him, but since it was dark, they could not find him. They informed the police around 11pm. “A team from Dabua police station and fire station teams were sent to the spot but due to the height, they launched a rescue operation on Sunday around 6am,” he said.

Police said they found the body around 10.30am around 225 feet below the cliff.

The challenge was to lift it up to the top. Hydraulic machines were called to the spot and the body was retrieved around 12.30pm on Sunday, said the police.

The police said that a preliminary investigation revealed that there was no foul play in the incident.

Sheoran said the body was handed over to the family members after an autopsy and no case was registered.