Body of Class 8 student found in Jaipur's Talakatora Lake

The body of a Class 8 student was found in the Talakatora Lake in Rajasthan's Jaipur city on Wednesday morning. The student was found in the lake a few hours after she went missing from her home, the police stated as per a report by Hindustan Times.

Local residents spotted the body in the lake at around 7.30 am and subsequently informed the police control room. Manak Chowk police station officer Rakesh Khyalia stated that, initially, the family had informed the police that the girl was upset due to scoring low marks in exams. She had spoken to her mother on Tuesday night and went to sleep thereafter. When her mother woke up at 4 am, the girl was missing from her room, following which the family began searching for her.

Upon receiving the information, the Manak Chowk police and Civil Defence teams reached the spot. The police took possession of the body and sent it to the mortuary of Sawai Man Singh Hospital. The girl's slippers and other belongings were found at the scene, based on which the family identified her. According to officer Khyalia, no external marks of injury were observed on the body, and the body was handed over to the family without a post-mortem upon their request.