Minor girl's 'kidnapper' found dead in pond after escaping from police custody in UP's Bhadohi

Bhadohi , A 28-year-old man accused of abducting a 17-year-old girl was found dead in a pond on Sunday morning in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi after he allegedly walked out of a lock-up without informing anyone, prompting suspension of the police station in-charge, officials said.

The body of Surya Bhan Yadav, son of a home guard posted at the Gyanpur Kotwali police station, was recovered by divers from the pond near Chakva Mahavir hours after his trousers, belt, Aadhaar card and a purported five-page suicide note were found on the banks of the water body on Saturday evening.

A local woman had lodged an abduction complaint on November 1, alleging that Yadav had taken her daughter away on October 27

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