The body of a 16-year-old boy was found in a pond near an old mining site in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area today.
The incident came to light around 12.30 PM when locals called up the police and reported to have seen slippers floating in the pond, suggesting that someone had drowned. A team of divers was deployed and the body was recovered after a two-hour-long operation, said a police officer.
The deceased was identified as Ravish, a resident of a nearby slum cluster. Ravish was a Class 9 student at a government school in south Delhi.
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When his parents were informed, it emerged that the boy had been missing since last evening. Ravish's parents and neighbours looked for him for several hours but did not report the matter to the police, despite failing to track him till midnight, said the officer.
After Ravish's body was identified today, it was sent for a postmortem examination and later handed over to the family.
Relatives of the deceased told the police that parents of Ravish fought regularly, for which he was highly depressed for the past few days.
The police have, however, not found any note from the spot or the residence of the deceased. Investigation is underway, the officer added.
