Missing Tripura student found dead in Yamuna after six days

File Photo of Sneha Debnath

Delhi Police on Sunday evening recovered the body of 19-year-old Delhi University student Sneha Debnath, who had been missing for six days under unclear circumstances, from the Yamuna River near the Geeta Colony flyover.

A native of Tripura and a student of Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, Delhi University, Sneha last spoke to her parents on July 7.

"A female body has been located by the police team under the Geeta colony flyover in the river. The age of the deceased girl is confirmed to be 19 years," Delhi Police said in a statement.

Sneha, a student of Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, Delhi University, was last in contact with her family on July 7.

According to her family, she informed her mother that she would be accompanying a friend, Pitunia, to Sarai Rohilla Railway Station. Her final phone call was made at 5:56 a.m.

The concern escalated when her phone was found switched off by 8:45 a.m., and it was later confirmed that Pitunia had not met Sneha that morning as planned.

In a disturbing development, a cab driver traced by the family confirmed dropping Sneha near Delhi's Signature Bridge, a location known for safety concerns and poor CCTV coverage. The absence of surveillance footage in the area has severely hampered investigators in reconstructing Sneha's final movements.

On July 9, the Delhi Police Crime Branch, with assistance from the NDRF, conducted an extensive search within a seven-kilometre radius of the Signature Bridge area. However, the search yielded no concrete leads.