Siliguri, 21st December: Riya Kundu (18), a 12th standard student, has been missing for 12 days after leaving her home to fill a form at school. Her family is growing increasingly concerned, as there has been no trace of her since she went missing on December 10.
Reportedly, Riya, a resident of Jyoti Nagar in Ward No. 04 of Siliguri Municipal Corporation, is a student at Tarai Tarapada School. According to family members, she left the house around the morning of December 10 to submit the school form but did not return by 4 p.m. Despite extensive searches, no clues have been found. Her family reported her disappearance to Khalpara Police Station on December 11, prompting an investigation.
Sources from Khalpara Police Station suggest that Riya might be in Uttar Pradesh. The police also learned that she had a mobile phone, which her family was unaware of, but the phone number is currently switched off.
Authorities are investigating further with the help of this phone number and are hopeful of locating the missing student soon.