Told mother to get a Thar:Dies ten minutes later; father says ‘everything is over’, friend reveals they went for drive after all-night partying

Around 6 AM, my brother called Mom. He was saying, “I will submit the assignment tomorrow.” Hearing Mom and my brother talk, I also woke up. Brother was telling Mom to get him a Thar. 10 minutes after that, he fell into the gorge. Saying this much, Sujal Kannauj’s (26) sister, Neelam, starts sobbing. Sujal had fallen into a two-thousand-foot deep gorge at Jamgate, Mandleshwar, on Tuesday morning. Before that, he partied with friends all night. In the morning, he reached Jamgate with friends in a Thar to roam around. After about 6 hours, the body could be brought up by descending into the gorge. Sujal was an M.Tech student at a private college in Indore. After the incident, Dainik Bhaskar spoke to Sujal’s sister, parents, and the friend who descended into the gorge to save him. Father said – He had gone to Indore just a day before
Sujal’s father, Madesingh, said in a trembling voice, “I am a teacher in a government school. I have two sons and two daughters. Sujal was the youngest. He was pursuing M.Tech from an engineering college in Indore. His professor had called him on Sunday itself. He was called to submit an assignment. He left for Indore in the evening. He had spoken to his mother a little while before the accident. However, he had called from a friend’s number.” “The elder son is also an engineer. First, his friend informed about the accident. We left home in whatever state we were in. What can I say now? Everything feels like it’s over.” Told mother – get me a Thar
Sujal’s sister Neelam, sitting in the car with her mother, says – “It was 6 AM on Monday morning. That’s when brother’s call came. He was saying, ‘Mom, I will go to submit the assignment tomorrow.’ Mom said, ‘Where are you right now, stay in your room.’ I had also woken up. Brother was telling Mom, ‘Get me a Thar, I want a Thar.'” Meanwhile, mother Sangeeta is also looking at the time of the conversation with her son on her mobile. Her face has turned to stone. She wants to say something, but can’t even speak properly. When asked with difficulty, she says, “I had given him money to buy a file for the assignment. My brother’s son was also with him. He had never talked about a car before today. He had gone with his friend in a Thar, so perhaps he talked about getting a Thar.” Friend said – I jumped to save him Sujal’s friend Lokesh Singh was also present at the time of the incident. Lokesh himself fell while trying to save Sujal. He also sustained injuries. He completed his nursing from Indore. Currently, he is doing home care. Lokesh’s legs are trembling while talking. He says, Sujal’s foot slipped while feeding biscuits to the monkey. He fell from the hill in front of me. Seeing him fall, I jumped to save him. But, I got stuck at a depth of 20 feet. I screamed. Hearing the sound, Vijay Mujalda and Mansaram Solanki came. Both asked about Sujal. I couldn’t even speak. I told them about Sujal with gestures. After that, the police brought me to Badgonda Hospital. My feet and knees were scraped. My teeth had also bitten my lip, causing it to bleed. The doctor provided first aid, and then I also returned to the accident site. Party at night, then went for a walk in the morning Lokesh said that they had a party at night. First, everyone together made chicken and rotis. Then the party started at 11 PM. They ate dinner around 3 AM. After this, Sujal said that he wanted to go for an outing. Arrange for a car. I called my friend Vijay Mujalda to the room. We went to get a rented car near Bholaram Gurudwara, but didn’t find a car. We called Mansaram and asked for a car, but he refused. We reached his house. Sujal and Vijay were with us. From there, we left with his Thar around 4 AM. As soon as we crossed Chanakyapuri Chauraha, Sujal said to turn the car towards Rau Circle. We reached Jam Road around 6 AM. From Jam Gate, Sujal spoke to his mother on the phone. He was telling his mother that he would take the Thar on January 1st. After talking to his mother, Sujal ordered three plates of Maggi at a shop near the gate. Sujal took two packets of biscuits to feed the monkeys. Taking the biscuits and plates of Maggi, we walked towards the monkeys. Mansaram and Vijay were coming behind with their plates. While talking, Sujal started throwing biscuits to the monkeys from near the hill. Mansaram and Vijay stopped behind. I saw him falling, and I also jumped to save him. Mansaram said – I didn’t understand what to do Mansaram, a friend who accompanied Sujal, was found at the accident site. Mansaram is an advocate in the Indore District Court. His voice was trembling as he spoke. He says – I don’t understand what happened. Vijay and I were eating Maggie, walking behind him. Sujal and Lokesh, who were walking ahead, were not visible. Nothing made sense. We heard Lokesh’s voice. We brought him up from below, then called the police. It took 6 hours to bring the body up Jam Gate security personnel Jitendra Baria Patel says that he received a call at 6:15 AM. The view from the ghat is as dangerous below. He had fallen about 2000 feet down. It takes two to two and a half hours just to go down. Below is a dense forest with rocks. There is also a gorge and a river. After crossing all these, one has to reach the bottom of the ghat. When vehicles pass on the ghat, stones fall below. We 20 people reached down in two-three hours, going via another hill. Mobile network is also not available there. Messages can only be received by shouting from top to bottom or bottom to top. When we reached down, Sujal was still breathing. We shook his body. During this, his breathing stopped. Then we wrapped him in a blanket and brought him up in three hours. He was taken to the Mandleshwar Community Health Center, where doctors declared him dead. No fencing where the accident occurred
Jam Gate falls under Bagdara Gram Panchayat of Maheshwar Janpad Panchayat. This area is known for dangerous rocks and deep ravines. Despite warnings from security guards and locals, youngsters often risk climbing dangerous edges to take selfies. There is neither a security guard nor fencing along the deadly ravine. People also come here to party at night People present at Jam Gate said that the place where the accident occurred is just 100 meters away from Jam Gate towards Mhow Road. Temporary shops are set up here during the day. People who come here keep taking selfies. Mostly young men and women from Indore also keep coming to Jam Gate at night to party and make reels. From 9 AM to 9 PM, there is a security guard from the Panchayat or a policeman from the Mandleshwar / Badgonda, Mhow police station. Not only this, people also come here to party at night. At that time, there is no guard. On one side, there is a high mountain, and on the other side, a deep gorge. Jam Gate, a tourist spot located on the Vindhyachal mountain range
Jam Gate is a tourist spot located on the Vindhyachal mountain range in Maheshwar tehsil. It is on the Mhow-Mandleshwar Road (now Khargone-Indore State Highway No.-1). It is about 30 km from Mhow, 50 km from Indore, 33 km from Maheshwar, and 75 km from the district headquarters Khargone. Jam Darwaza is the gateway to Malwa-Nimar. This historical gate was built by Ahilya Bai Holkar in 1791 in Jam village, located on the border of Malwa and Nimar. The gate was named Jam Darwaza after the village. Ahilyabai Holkar used this route
Ahilyabai Holkar used this route to travel from Maheshwar to Indore. This gate was built at the mouth of the hill, in the middle of the shortest route between Maheshwar and Indore, in such a way that both sides of the road could be monitored. It was built as a checkpoint. Armies used to pass through here. Standing at this gate, soldiers could easily keep an eye on the activities happening in the foothills of the Nimar hills. Jam Gate is also known as the gateway to Nimar-Malwa.