Lucknow: The body of a 20-year-old NEET aspirant, who went missing after leaving his home for a walk on Oct 15, was recovered from the Indira Canal at Achalikhera barrage in Lucknow’s Nagram area on Sunday, more than 30 km from his home in the BBD area, police said.According to police, the deceased, Anurag Yadav, a resident of Hariom City near Anandi Water Park, left home at around 5.45 pm on Oct 15 for a walk but did not return.His father lodged a missing person complaint on Oct 16, following which police launched an investigation.Police said that on Sunday, Anurag’s body was found in the Indira Canal near Achalikhera barrage. Family members reached the spot and identified the body.The body was subsequently sent for postmortem examination.According to the family, Anurag was preparing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and had been under stress for some time.SHO Nagram AK Singh said an investigation is underway into how the youth reached the canal and the circumstances surrounding his death.“The postmortem findings are expected to help establish the cause of death,” he said.
