Missing since Friday, Rajkot boy found dead off Diu coast, another untraceable

Ajay Koradiya (15) and Preet Rathod (16), a part of a group of 107 students from the Jawahar Shishuvihar Madhyamik School of Rajkot city had gone missing while they were swimming at Nagoa beach on Friday.

boy missing, boy found dead, nagoa beach, diu, diu district administration, rajkot, gujarat news, indian express news

Police bring the boy’s body to the shore, Sunday. (Express Photo by Bipin Bamaniya)

The body of one of the two boys, who went missing while bathing at the Nagoa beach in Diu on Friday, was found floating off the Diu coast on Sunday. The second boy is still untraceable.

Ajay Koradiya (15) and Preet Rathod (16), a part of a group of 107 students from the Jawahar Shishuvihar Madhyamik School of Rajkot city had gone missing while they were swimming at Nagoa beach on Friday.

A fishing trawler, which was part of a rescue team of the Diu district administration, spotted Ajay’s body floating off Diu coast at around 3 pm on Sunday. After being brought to the shore, Ajay’s father Nathu identified the body. The body was handed over to his family following a post-mortem at a local hospital in Diu.

Preet is still reported to be missing. A search and rescue mission is on to locate him, police said.

First uploaded on: 31-12-2018 at 05:37 IST

Sonakshi Sinha roasted heeramandi co star and sanjay leela bhansali niece Sharmin Segal

Sonakshi Sinha roasts Heeramandi co-star Sharmin Segal: ‘I wish she would learn…’

EntertainmentUpdated: May 10, 2024 19:43 IST

Actor Sharmin Segal, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's niece, has been facing flak for her "poor performance" in Heeramandi from a section of viewers. Now a clip of Sonakshi Sinha, who plays the role of Fareedan in the show, roasting Sharmin during the mushaira has gone viral. In the clip, as Sonakshi roasts Sharmin, she claims the latter showed up on the Heeramandi set unprepared.

View all shorts

Live Blog