The Madhya Pradesh police have rescued at least 45 people who were stranded in the Sultan Garh Waterfalls in Shivpuri district on Wednesday due to a sudden surge in water. A search operation is under way to locate a few missing persons who were swept away by the gushing water, he added. According to the police, at least six families have filed missing complaints as their kin, who went to the waterfall on Wednesday, have not returned.
Following a sudden release of water from a dam and heavy rains upstream, the water level rose dangerously around 4.30 p.m and caught those bathing and relaxing near the waterfall unawares.