Lucknow, July 13 -- BJP MP Dinesh Sharma on Sunday met the family of Suresh Lodhi, a 35-year-old man who lost his life after falling into an open drain during heavy rains in Lucknow.

Sharma provided financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the grieving family a day after the incident.

The incident took place when Suresh Lodhi was swept away by stormwater and fell into an uncovered drain.

According to an official, his body was recovered on Saturday near the junction between the Gomti River and the drain, after a joint effort by the SDRF and Thakurganj police.

"A youth named Suresh died during the rainy season. Today, his body has been recovered from the junction between the Gomti River and a drain. The SDRF and Thakurganj police station te...