KOTA: The body of a 17-year-old Uttarakhand boy, who was missing for the last 4 days from his rented apartment at Saraswati Colony under Borekheda police station of the city, was recovered from Main Right canal in Kaithun area of the district on Wednesday morning.
Initial probe revealed the boy was under depression and would often talk of dying by drowning. Himanshu Mehta’s body recovered from Main Right Canal in Kaithun area, 10km from the city, said Borekheda police station ASI Prem Singh said. The boy’s father is an army man who was earlier posted in Kota.
The deceased had left his house for morning walk on Saturday and did not return till night following which his family lodged a missing complaint in Borekheda police station on Monday. “The body is around 4 days old that suggested the boy was likely to have taken the extreme step on the same day he had left home,” Singh added.