Body Of Missing Indian MBBS Student Found In Russian Dam After 19 Days

The body of missing Indian MBBS student, Ajit Singh Chaudhary, was found in a Russian dam on Thursday. Ajit Singh had gone missing on October 19. He had left his hostel in Russia's Ufa city, telling his friends that he was going to buy some milk, but never returned.On Thursday, his body was found in a dam near the White River.A resident of Alwar district in Rajasthan, Chaudhary had enrolled for an MBBS course at Bashkir State Medical University in 2023.The Indian Embassy in Russia has not issued any official statement, but the 22-year-old's family was informed about his death. Rajasthan Congress leader Jitendra Singh Alwar said Chaudhary's clothes, phone and shoes had been recovered from the river bank 19 days ago. "Ajit, from Kaphanwada village,

had been sent to Russia by his family with great hopes and by pooling their hard-earned money to pursue medical studies. Today's news of Ajit's body being found in the river is utterly shocking. This is an extremely sorrowful moment for the Alwar family; in suspicious circumstances, we have lost a promising young boy," he said in a post on X."The family was extremely distraught upon hearing the news of the 22-year-old boy's disappearance; the entire family had been making efforts and prayers for his safe return," he added.The Congress leader appealed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to help bring Chaudhary's body home. "An untoward incident has occurred with the boy in suspicious circumstances; it must be investigated with complete seriousness. The family should not have to run around your offices anymore," he said.