Jaipur: A 14-year-old Class VIII student’s body was found in Tal Katora Wednesday, with preliminary police inquiries indicating that she had been distressed over poor marks in class tests.Residents spotted the body around 7.30am and alerted the police. A team from Manak Chowk police station, along with Civil Defence personnel, reached the spot and retrieved the body after a rescue operation that lasted about 20 minutes.SHO Rakesh Khayalia said the police received information about the body through the control room. The girl’s slippers and jacket were found on the steps leading to the water body. Police used the belongings to trace her family, who later identified the body.Preliminary inquiries suggested that the student had been upset over her low scores in class tests for the past few days. She had spoken to her mother on Tuesday night before going to sleep.Around 4am on Wednesday, her mother woke up and found the girl missing from the room. The family began looking for her and also informed the police about her disappearance. They later learnt that a body had been found in Tal Katora.
