Protests erupted at Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad on Wednesday, January 29, after family members and friends demanded justice for 21-year-old S Ajay who drowned in Hussain Sagar lake during the 76th Republic Day celebrations in Hyderabad.
Ajay was in one of the boats that caught fire from firecrackers during the celebrations. To save his life, he jumped into the lake and drowned.
His body was recovered on January 28 after a 45-hour search. Hyderabad Disaster Response Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency’s (HYDRAA) disaster response force (DRF) brought the body out of Hussain Sagar at around 6 pm.