A 17-year-old Class 12 student from Patiala, Divyansh Arora, alias Ansh, has been missing since October 21 after he was allegedly pushed into the Bhakra Canal by two of his friends and according to his father's police complaint, the two boys allegedly assaulted Divyansh before pushing him into the canal, while a third friend was shown the incident over a video call.
Divyansh, the only son of Mohit Kumar, a resident of Sheetal Colony in Hira Mahal, Patiala, had left for school as usual on October 21, however, around 11:30 am, his father received a phone call informing him that two boys from Divyansh's school had taken him away on a motorcycle.
According to the complaint, the boys took Divyansh to the Bhakra Canal on the Patiala-Nabha road. The two allegedly assaulted him before pushing him into the canal, and they also allegedly made a video call to another friend and showed him Divyansh drowning in the water.
The family initially suspected that Divyansh might have drowned while bathing in the canal, however, the details mentioned in his father's complaint led to a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.
Following the complaint, police registered a murder case against three minors. The three boys are accused in the case, and police are investigating their alleged roles in the incident.
The motive behind the alleged murder has not yet been established, according to police, the reason behind the incident will become clearer after the accused are arrested and questioned, meanwhile, a board of doctors conducted Divyansh's post-mortem on Sunday at Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. Gurpinder Singh, Station House Officer (SHO) of Nabha Kotwali police station, confirmed that the post-mortem had been conducted and that the investigation was underway.
Police are continuing their investigation to establish the sequence of events and determine what led to the alleged incident. Further details are expected as the investigation progresses.