Mystery shrouds the death of a 16-year-old girl who went missing from her house at Venugopala Puram, a remote hamlet in Penumuru mandal, 25 km from here, nine days ago. The partially decomposed body of the intermediate first-year student was found in a farm well three days later.
According to the police, the girl, who was said to be unwell for a few days, was reported missing from her house on September 17 evening. The family members approached the police the next day after their searches for her at the houses of her friends and relatives yielded no result. The Penumuru police registered a missing complaint and formed a special team to search for the girl.
The residents of Venugopala Puram while proceeding towards a waterbody for the immersion of Ganesh idol on September 20 night found the partially decomposed body of the girl floating in a farm well.
