Bengaluru Techie, Months Away From Wedding, Goes Missing On Solo Trek

A 31-year-old Bengaluru-based software professional, Advait Upadhyay, has gone missing during a solo trek to Shivagange Hill on the outskirts of Bengaluru. A native of Indore, Upadhyay works with a finance firm in Whitefield and was reportedly months away from his wedding. Police said he rented a motorcycle, informed his fiancée about the trek and began his ascent at around 7:30 am on Friday. When he failed to return or respond to calls, police and multiple rescue agencies launched an intensive search across the hill's rocky and densely vegetated terrain.