Punjab Newsline | Bathinda
The body of a 19-year-old college student was found inside a government water tank at Jogger Park in Bathinda on Wednesday, triggering concern in the area. The deceased was later identified as Pinder Kaur, a resident of Killi Nihal Singh Wala village.
After receiving information about the body, local residents alerted the police. Volunteers of the Naujawan Welfare Society, Bathinda, reached the spot and pulled the body out of the water tank, where it was found lying face down. Initially, the police could not establish the girl's identity despite several attempts.
A few hours later, the deceased was identified as Pinder Kaur. Following preliminary proceedings, the Thermal police station team, with the assistance of the welfare society volunteers, shifted the body to the Civil Hospital.
According to her family, Pinder was a student at Baba Farid College and had been staying with her paternal aunt in village Bhaggu. On Monday morning, she left for Bathinda by bus. She had also informed her family over the phone that she was leaving her aunt's house and heading to Bathinda.
SHO Daljit Singh of the Cantonment police station said that the family had not yet recorded its statement with the police. Further action would be taken based on their statements.
The body is currently kept in the mortuary of the Civil Hospital. The exact cause of death will be established only after the post-mortem examination and further police investigation.
