After the incident of a 7-year-old girl being swept away in Udaipur's Ayad river on Sunday afternoon, 8 September, the rescue operation went on till late evening. After that, since 7 am on the 9th, the Civil Defence teams are engaged in searching for the body. The body of the girl has not been recovered yet.

According to Bhupalpura police station officer Mukesh Soni, Neelam, a resident of Pratap Nagar area, had gone fishing with her 12-year-old brother on the Ayad river under Shaheed Bhagat Singh culvert near the Lake City Mall. On Sunday afternoon around 3 o'clock, when both were fishing, Neelam's foot slipped and she fell into the water. She grabbed her brother's T-shirt to save herself, but due to the strong current, the brother also fell into the water. The brother tried to save himself and Neelam's hand slipped, due to which she was swept away. The brother somehow managed to get out and shouted for help and the locals gathered.

On getting the information, the civil defence team reached the spot and started the rescue operation from 4pm. Due to the strong current, it is getting extremely difficult to find the girl. The rescue teams are working diligently but no success has been achieved so far.