Kestopur residents shocked as body of man drifts into Baghjola Khal

A tense atmosphere gripped Kestopur on Monday morning after locals spotted the body of an unidentified man floating in Baghjola Khal. Eyewitnesses said the body was drifting from Kestopur towards New Town Lohapul when it was first noticed. Residents immediately alerted the police, who reached the spot and pulled the body out of the water.

Officers from the Electronics Complex police station confirmed that the deceased was a youth aged between 25 and 30 years. No major injury marks were visible, but officials suspect the body had been in the water for several hours before it was found. It is still unclear whether the man fell or was pushed into the canal.

The body has been sent for post-mortem to determine the exact cause of death. Police are checking recent missing persons reports from nearby stations and scanning CCTV footage from the ghat area to trace how the body reached the location.

The incident has sparked speculation among locals, with several theories circulating in the area. Authorities have assured that all possible leads are being investigated to establish the man’s identity and the circumstances of his death.