Overview
- The multi-agency search, paused late Thursday due to poor visibility and strong currents, resumed Friday morning with boats and local fishermen.
- Crews are sweeping Mithbandar, also reported as Mithabunder, near the Kopri immersion ghat, a riverside site used for idol immersion during festivals.
- The missing person is Datta Lahu Shinlkar, 52, from Parsi Wadi in Kopri Colony, Thane East.
- Teams from the Regional Disaster Management Cell, the Thane Disaster Response Force, and the Fire Brigade are using boats and divers, with fisherman Prathamesh Kharkar assisting.
- Officials cite CCTV showing him headed toward the ghat around 11:45, though reports differ on whether this was morning or late Wednesday night, and no recovery has been reported.