Missing student's body found in Ganga
PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 13 -- The body of a 22-year-old polytechnic student, missing for three days, was recovered from the Ganga near Lakshagrih pucca ghat in Prayagraj on Monday morning.
Kumar Gaurav, son of NSG commando Kuntal Kumar and a resident of Amelia village in Meja, was a second-year student at G D Pant Polytechnic College in Lucknow.
Police said Gaurav arrived at Prayagraj Sangam railway station from Lucknow around 4 am on October 10. He called his mother, saying he was booking a Rapido bike to Bairhana, from where he planned to catch a bus home. However, he never reached home, and his phone was later switched off. His family subsequently lodged a missing person report at Daraganj police station.
On Monday, Handia police recovered a body floating near the ghat. Police identified the deceased through a SIM card found in a mobile phone recovered from his pocket. A room key was also found among his belongings.
The Rapido rider confirmed dropping Gaurav at Bairhana but could not provide details of his subsequent movements.
Handia SHO Om Prakash said preliminary findings suggested Gaurav may have drowned nearly two days earlier. Police are examining his call detail records and other evidence to establish the circumstances leading to his death....
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