Egg seller missing since Wednesday found dead in Deep Sagar pond in Tikamgarh's Kari

The body of a 42-year-old man was found in the Deep Sagar pond at Kari in Tikamgarh on Friday morning. He was identified as Babulal alias Dalpu Khangar, who had been missing since Wednesday.

Some women who had come to the pond's ghat for a Kartik bath in the morning saw the body near the ghat and informed the police. Dehat police station personnel reached the spot on receiving the information and had the body taken out of the pond. The police then informed the family. After completing the panchnama proceedings, the body was sent to the district hospital for post-mortem.

Babulal's brother, Munna Khangar, had lodged a missing-person complaint at the Dehat police station on Thursday. According to the family, they had been looking for Babulal in the town and surrounding areas since Wednesday afternoon. When there was no trace of him till late at night, a complaint was filed at the police station.

Babulal ran an egg cart near the pond. He is survived by his wife and a son. Dehat police station police are investigating the case.