2 minutes of readingPuneFebruary 2, 2026 22:28 IST
A 20-year-old law student from Navi Mumbai, who was reported missing after arriving in Lonavala on January 31, was found dead 400 feet deep in the Tiger Point gorge on Sunday. The Pune Rural Police launched an investigation into the sequence of events that led to the death and said she arrived alone in a rickshaw in the area.
Pune The rural police identified the deceased student as Shreya Narendrs Pati (20), a resident of Navi. Bombay who was pursuing his law degree from BITS Law College located in Kalyan, Thane. According to the police, a search and rescue group of Shivdruga Mitra Trekkers fished out his body on Sunday night after it was spotted in the gorge through a drone camera.
An official from Pune Rural police said, “Our preliminary information suggests that she told the family that she would come to Lonavala for a trek in Duke’s Nose area on Saturday, January 31. But she did not return home till evening. Subsequently, her family reached Lonavala area. On Sunday, they registered a missing person case at Lonavala Rural police station. However, we received information about a bag that was found at Tiger Point, which is more 10 kilometers from Duke’s Nose.
The officer added, “After we confirmed that the bag belonged to the missing girl, we called search and rescue experts from the Shivdruga Mitra Trekkers group. We also deployed the excavation team and drones in the search operation. Around 5 pm on Sunday, the drone spotted the body of the missing girl about 400 feet deep in the gorge. The trekkers of the group fished out the body around 9 pm in the night.”
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Lonavala Division) Gajanan Tonpe said, “Our investigation suggests that she reached Tiger Point alone in a rickshaw. We have identified the driver and will record his statement. An investigation is underway into the sequence of events that led to the death.”