Hyderabad: The body of an unidentified man was found in Mir Alam Tank at Bahadurpura in the city on Thursday afternoon.
The body was found floating in the tank by the local people of Suleiman Nagar who alerted the police about it. On information, the Bahadurpura police reached the spot and retrieved the body with the help of swimmers.
It was shifted to Osmania General Hospital mortuary later where it is preserved for postmortem examination.
The police suspect that the man might have slipped and drowned in the tank when he had come to fish two to three days ago.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.