Tragic Discovery: Missing Boy's Body Found in Sikkim Pond

The body of a 14-year-old boy, reported missing, was discovered in a pond in Sikkim's Gangtok district. After the family lodged a complaint, police launched a search operation in the Shantinagar area. The boy was found by divers at 10 feet depth and declared dead at the hospital.

A 14-year-old boy, reported missing from his home in Sikkim's Gangtok district, was tragically found dead in a local pond, according to police sources on Tuesday.

The search commenced immediately after the boy's family filed a complaint at the Singtam Police Station on Monday evening. The search covered the Shantinagar locality and the Rani Khola river belt where a team uncovered a pair of slippers near the pond.

Divers were brought in and eventually located the boy at a depth of ten feet. He was promptly taken to Singtam District Hospital where medical officials pronounced him dead. An unnatural death case has been registered and investigations continue.

(With inputs from agencies.)