Lucknow: A 27-year-old man allegedly recorded a video holding his in-laws responsible for his decision to end his life moments before jumping into Gomti river from a bridge linking Samta Mulak Chowk and the 1090 crossing, police said.
The incident came to light during routine night patrolling around 3 am on Nov 10, according to police. A police team noticed an unattended two-wheeler parked on the bridge connecting Samta Mulak Chowk and 1090 crossing. Family members told police that Zeeshan had sent a video message to his brother-in-law, Saifu, around 1 am the same night.
They then used the e-challan application to trace registration details and found that the vehicle was registered in Zeeshan’s name and linked to the Saadatganj police station area, officers said. The man’s body was recovered near Gomti Riverfront in the early hours of Wednesday, almost a day after he went missing. The video clips also circulated widely on social media. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Zeeshan, a resident of Nadan Mahal Road under Bazarkhala police station area, while his ancestral address was in Katra Khudayar Khan under Saadatganj police station limits. A mobile phone, switched on, had been left on the vehicle. Police personnel searched the nearby area and questioned people in the vicinity but could not immediately establish the identity of the vehicle’s owner. Police attempted to contact the mobile number listed in the registration details, but it was found to be out of service. Saadatganj police were subsequently informed, and Zeeshan’s family was contacted about the abandoned vehicle and the circumstances in which it was found. In the video, Zeeshan allegedly spoke of ending his life and blamed his in-laws. Based on the information, police suspected he had jumped from the bridge. State Disaster Response Force was called in, and search teams combed the river stretch around the bridge and adjoining areas.