Delhi teen found dead on rail track

New Delhi Dec 14 (IANS) A Delhi teenager has been found murdered on a railway track in Gurugram police said on Thursday.

Diwakar a Class 12 student was a resident of R.K. Puram in south Delhi. He had been missing since Tuesday when he left for school but never came back said Tarun a family member.

"When we contacted the school a teacher said he did not come to school. After talking to his friends we filed a missing complaint " he said.

On Wednesday night the family was informed by the Haryana Police about a body found on Gurugram Sector 9 railway track. "When they reached the spot they identified it as Diwakar s. The family members say he was brutally murdered " an officer said.

"Diwakar s mouth was filled with a handkerchief and his shoelaces were tied to the track. We are suspecting foul play " he added.

Tarun said Diwakar was a brilliant student and had no personal animosity with anyone.

--IANS
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