MANDYA: A second PUC student, who had just celebrated his birthday, has gone missing near the Varuna canal in Belagola in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya district. The missing student is Vaibhav (17) from Mysuru.
Vaibhav was studying PUC II in a private college. On Wednesday, there was a birthday celebration at home, but Vaibhav had left home on a motorcycle and had come near Varuna canal near Belagola. Later, he did not return home and has gone missing.
The youth’s motorcycle, clothes and a mobile phone were found on the canal bank, and family members are worried whether he got down into the canal water and got washed away or has gone missing for any other reason. On finding Vaibhav’s belongings near the canal, locals informed the police.
The fire brigade staff arrived at spot and, along with locals, started an intense search operation in the canal water. A case has been registered at the K R Sagar police station in connection with the incident.
