Missing Class 12 boy found dead near railway track in Kanpur

Forensics did not found any injury marks on his body while his belongings, including his smart watch, were found intact; police treating the case as that of murder

KANPUR A Class 12 student of a leading school, who was missing since Monday after classes got over, was found dead near the railway track in Chakeri area here. Ronit Sarkar, 18, was last seen coming out of the school in Shyam Nagar at 1.50pm. His body was found in the bushes near the railway track, which is about a kilometre from his house, said police.

On Tuesday morning, the police were informed about a boy’s body in the forest area in Cantt. (Pic for representation)

Forensics did not found any injury marks on his body while his belongings, including his smart watch, were found intact. The autopsy conducted later at night confirmed that Ronit was murdered. “Doctors mentioned asphyxia due to manual strangulation,” said officials part of the investigation.

The post-mortem examination was carried by a panel of three doctors and the entire process was filmed. Several people, including the deceased’s classmates, school employees and others were questioned, stated Brijesh Srivastava, additional DCP. The missing complaint lodged by boy’s family on Monday night was being converted into an FIR of murder, he added.

“When my son did not reach home till late, I thought he might have stopped over at a friend’s house. In the evening, we were worried and started looking for him and went to school where the CCTV footage showed him leaving the premises at 1.50pm,” said Sanjay Sarkar, Ronit’s father.

Sarkar informed the police and lodged a missing complaint. A rickshaw puller, who used to drop Ronit and his friend to their houses, was taken into custody.

On Tuesday morning, the police were informed about a boy’s body in the forest area in Cantt. The body was on its stomach and the school bag was on the shoulders. Ronit’s watch was untouched, said police.