UK Police Appeal For Info On Missing Indian Student After Body Found In London

The UK's Metropolitan PolicePolicePolice has appealed to people for information to trace the last movements of Gurashman Singh Bhatia, a missing Indian student whose body was found by police divers in a lake in the Canary Wharf area of east London. The Met Police said the 23-year-old had been reported missing after a night out with friends last Thursday, December 14. Police said that Bhatia was last seen on CCTV in the South Quay area at around 04:20 hours on Friday, December 15 and was reported missing at 17:48 hours.

The police divers found his body on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 20, the police statement said. "Although formal identification has not yet taken place, Gurashman's family has been informed. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time," the statement further read.

It added that officers went on to carry out “extensive enquiries”, including viewing CCTV, speaking to witnesses and analysing phone and financial data. Water searches were also carried out in the area and a body believed to be that of Bhatia was recovered by police divers in the water in South Quay, the police said.