India, Aug. 8 -- An 18-year-old man went missing from southeast Delhi after he was swept away by rainwater in a drain while crossing it, with a large-scale operation underway by rescue teams, police said.

The incident took place on Friday evening near the Priyanka Camp Nala in Madanpur Khadar within the Sarita Vihar police station limits. The missing youth has been identified as Ankit, a resident of Bhim Colony, PTI news agency cited police as saying.

This came amid heavy rainfall in Delhi and the entire National Capital Region, which has led to waterlogging and rise in the flow of drains and other water channels at several places.

Ankit was with a friend, Manish, at the time of the incident. Following the incident, Manish told police ...