Sri Vijaya Puram, November 12: The body of a man aged about 65, a resident of Mathura who had been missing since Monday night, was recovered from a pond at Gandhi Park today.
The deceased has been identified by his son-in-law as Mr. Kishore Sutradhar. Police reached the spot, the body was taken out of the pond, and it was sent to hospital for a post-mortem examination. Police will investigate whether it is a case of suicide or something else, and further details will be known after the post-mortem report is received.
According to his family, Mr. Sutradhar left home at about 10:00 pm on Monday, the day after the Kali Puja held on Sunday. Family members and neighbours searched for him that night and over the following days without success, and a missing report was lodged at Bambooflat police station on Tuesday. The family came to know about the body today after being told that a body had been found.
His son-in-law said Mr. Sutradhar was aged between 65 and 70, was a diabetic, and had memory problems, often forgetting things and sometimes not recognising his own children. He had earlier worked with the Panchayat, collecting garbage and had since retired. He rarely left home, the family said.
