Ujjain, July 4 -- A body of a 35-year-old gram panchayat assistant secretary, who was swept away while attempting to cross a flooded culvert in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district, was recovered from the Chambal River on Saturday after a two-day search operation, officials said.

The deceased, identified as Surya Pratap Singh, was swept away along with his motorcycle on Thursday evening while crossing an old culvert submerged due to heavy rainfall and strong water flow in Gawdi Lodha village under Badnagar Tehsil in the district.

Upon receiving the information, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team, Home Guards, along with locals, launched a search operation that continued for nearly two days.

Home Guard Commandant Santosh Jat told...