New Delhi: The body of a TV journalist who was swept away by flood water in Telangana a few days ago was found on Friday morning near Ramajipet in the outskirts of Jagtial district.NTV reporter Zameer (36) went to Raikal village in the district to cover the flood-related news on July 12. He was missing since going out to file a report on the situation.“As the water level was very high, the car in which he was travelling slipped into the flood water,” Raikal assistant sub inspector Devender said.The vehicle was retrieved from a flooded area on Thursday, the policeman said. The police and revenue officials camped there and searched the area. However, the journalist’s body was found at Ramajipet village on Friday morning, he said.The deceased belonged to Jagtial town and is survived by his wife and two children, Devender said.MLA M Sanjay Kumar, Jagtial district collector G. Ravi, superintendent of police Sindu Sharma, and others visited the spot. “Since the body was decomposed, the post-mortem was conducted at the scene where the body was found,” police added.On July 12, Zameer and another person named Syed Riyaz Ali were returning to Jagtial from Bornapalli when the car they were in got swept away by the floodwaters near Ramojipet village. Locals managed to pull Syed to safety, but Zameer was swept away.According to The News Minute, Zameer had gone to Raikal to report on the rescue operation of nine labourers who were stranded in the Godavari river water when the gates of the Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP) reservoir were lifted. The nine people had sent out an SOS selfie video to their families and were eventually rescued by the National Disaster Response Force.(With PTI inputs)
