Jasprit Bumrah's grandfather found dead in Sabarmati river

December 10, 2017 16:40

In a sad turn of events for India cricketer Jasprit Bumrah, who is playing in the first ODI match against Sri Lanka in Dharamshala, his grandfather Santokh Singh Bumrah, was found dead in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

According to reports, the dead body was pulled out from Sabarmati River, situated between Gandhi Bridge and Dadhichi Bridge, by Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services.

Reports further claimed that the 84-year-old went missing on Friday (December 8) after the cricketer's family allegedly refused Santokh from meeting or talking to him. And a missing person's report was filed at the Vastrapur police station after his daughter Rajinder Kaur Bumrah filed a complaint.

Earlier this year, in July, reports surfaced that Santokh was driving auto-rickshaw for a living ever since he moved to Uttarakhand from Ahmedabad after the death of Jasprit's father.

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