Skeleton of 16yo girl found in canal after 83 days

Pilibhit: The skeleton of a 16-year-old girl was recovered from the cascade of Sharda river's feeder canal near Chittarpur village under Madhotanda police station of Pilibhit district on Friday morning.Police said that on Dec 27, Roshni Rajpoot had allegedly jumped into the canal around 1 km away from her residence in Kalinagar town following a dispute with her mother over household work.SHO Ashok Pal initially deployed local divers to trace the girl. However, as they declined to enter the canal water due to extreme cold weather conditions, a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) team with a boat was called to conduct the rescue operation, but to no avail. The girl's shawl and slippers were recovered from the canal bridge.Police said there was no flesh on the skeleton found on Friday, but the remnants of her ragged clothing helped her parents identify her. The remains have been sent for autopsy. Puranpur circle officer, Pratik Dahiya, said the girl's DNA testing will be done to ensure her identification beyond doubt.