Missing man’s body found from Pavagadh forest a week later

Vadodara: After he went missing last week from a popular tourist spot in Pavagadh where he had gone along with his friends, police on Saturday found Vijay Solanki’s body in the deep gorge of the hill.
Solanki had fallen in the gorge and his body was found hanging on a tree in the forests behind Khuniya Mahadev.
According to the police, 20-year-old Solanki, who works in a private firm in Halol taluka of Panchmahal, had gone to Pavagadh on July 11 with his friends.When he didn’t return till late at night, his family members began searching for him. A call made on his mobile phone was received by Solanki’s friend Subhash but the call later got disconnected. Solanki’s family then traced Subhash’s mobile number and called him the next day.
Subhash called Solanki’s family to Pavagadh and told them that they were hanging out in Maachi village on Pavagadh when some security guards came in following which they all parted ways. Subhash told them that he tried to look for Solanki but couldn’t find him anywhere.
Solanki’s family then approached the police that began searching for him in Pavagadh. Cops flew drones over Pavagadh forests to find him and his body was spotted on Saturday. Solanki’s body was pulled out and sent for post-mortem.