A 31-year-old software professional has gone missing during a solo trek to Shivagange Hill on the outskirts of Bengaluru, with police and multiple rescue agencies continuing an intensive search.

CCTV footage from the foothills showed Upadhyay arriving at the location and beginning his ascent at around 7.30 am.

He was expected to return by the afternoon. However, he did not return and could not be contacted.

On Sunday evening, with the help of drone cameras, the teams found his shoulder bag and sweater at Shanatala point, a suicide point, a prohibited location at Shivagange hills.

Investigation showed that he had made a video call to his fiancée from Valkala teertha point, a location where there is a signal, en route the hill top at around 8.30 am.




He had also shared a photo of the location. His phone was not traceable since 1 pm, and from 5 pm his phone was reported to have been switched off.

His fiancée approached the Kadugodi police later that evening and lodged a missing person complaint.

The police subsequently alerted personnel in the Nelamangala and Dobbaspet areas, following which a search operation was launched.

The teams are probing multiple possibilities, including that he may have slipped and fallen on the rocky granite terrain while trekking.

Police are also examining the possibility that he may have died by suicide after jumping from Shanatala Point.