Pune: An 18-year-old woman, who had been missing since Wednesday, was found dead in Mula-Mutha River at Kharadi late on Saturday evening.A missing person complaint had been registered with Mundhwa police station on Wednesday.Sanjay Chavan, senior inspector of Kharadi police, on Sunday told TOI, “We recovered the body after locals spotted it floating in the river. We then alerted other police stations upstream. Mundhwa police officers informed us that a missing person complaint had been registered with them.”The dead body was handed over to Mundhwa police on Sunday afternoon for further legal formalities.According to Mundhwa police, the woman recently discontinued her studies. Her parents are daily-wage workers. She has several friends in the Yerawada and Kharadi areas. On Wednesday, she left home, leaving her cellphone behind, and went to Yerawada. CCTV footage showed her travelling in an autorickshaw and later walking. However, she subsequently went missing.“On Sunday morning, we received a call from the Kharadi police. They provided us with details of a woman whose description matched the missing woman. After verifying the details, we confirmed that it was her body,” the police said.
