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Missing Teen Found Dead in Gorakhpur Lake; Classmate's Family Detained
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News18•29-09-2026, 17:15
Missing Teen Found Dead in Gorakhpur Lake; Classmate's Family Detained
- •The body of 15-year-old Prince, missing for five days, was recovered from a water body in Chiluatal, Gorakhpur.
- •Prince had left home for coaching classes on September 23 but never arrived, prompting his family to file a missing person report.
- •His last mobile phone location was traced to Pipiganj before the device was switched off.
- •Locals discovered a decomposed body floating in Chiluatal, which Prince's family identified from his clothes.
- •Police detained a Class 11 girl, her parents, and brother for questioning after Prince's father alleged a relationship angle in his son's death.
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The body of 15-year-old Prince, who had been missing for five days after leaving home for coaching classes, was recovered from a water body in the Chiluatal area of Gorakhpur.
Acting on a complaint from the victim's father alleging that the death was linked to a relationship, police detained a Class 11 girl, her parents, and her brother for questioning.
The body was sent to BRD Medical College for a post-mortem examination. While preliminary investigations point toward a possible relationship angle, police stated that the exact cause of death will be established based on medical and physical evidence.
