‘Coming Home for Dinner’: Mumbai Doctor Vanishes After Jumping Off Atal Setu, Search Underway
Mumbai, July 08, 2025: In a tragic and mysterious turn of events, a 32-year-old Mumbai doctor allegedly jumped off the newly inaugurated Atal Setu sea bridge late Monday night after calling his mother and saying he was coming home for dinner. Navi Mumbai police have launched a full-scale search operation, but as of Tuesday evening, Dr Omkar Kavitake remains missing.
Dr Kavitake, a resident of Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai, had been working at the city’s prestigious Sir J J Hospital for the past six years. According to the Ulwa police, who are investigating the case, he was last seen on the Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu — India’s longest sea bridge — by a motorist who immediately alerted the police control room.
Police said Dr Kavitake had stopped his Honda Amaze on the Navi Mumbai–Mumbai stretch of the bridge and crossed the railing before reportedly jumping into the waters below. Responding quickly, officers from Ulwa police station rushed to the spot and found the car parked with an iPhone left behind. By accessing the phone and contacting saved numbers, they identified the car’s owner as Dr Kavitake.
The final call made from his phone, placed at 9:11 p.m. on Monday, was to his mother. “He told her he would be home soon for dinner,” said Arjun Rajane, Senior Inspector of Ulwa Police Station. The heartbreaking detail has added a layer of emotional complexity to the case.
Police are now interviewing Dr Kavitake’s family, colleagues, and friends to understand what may have led to this suspected suicide. Investigators hope that insight from those close to him might shed light on any personal or professional distress he may have been facing.
Meanwhile, search and rescue operations are underway to trace Dr Kavitake. The area around the sea link is being scoured, but the turbulent monsoon waters have made the task especially difficult.
The incident has sent shockwaves through the medical community and the general public, highlighting once again the often unseen mental health struggles faced even by those in the healing professions.
