Body of missing 16-year-old Bengaluru girl found in a lake; probe on

The teen's body was found in a lake in the premises of a Gurukula in Bantwal taluk.

Mangaluru: The body of a 16 year old class 10 student who went missing on Sunday , was found in a lake in the premises of a Gurukula in Bantwal taluk coming under Vittal police station limits on Monday.

According to the police, the student had gone missing on Sunday. Though a search was carried out, she could not be traced. Originally, she hails from Bengaluru, however, her parents are in Vittal with her father working as a driver. She had written a note in the school and later went missing, following which a case under Section 137 (2) of BNS was registered at the Vittal Police Station.

The girl was undergoing Sanskrit education at the Gurukula.

Her dead body has been sent for post mortem and a case has been registered at Vittal Police Station under section 194 (1) of BNSS.