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Crime
Body of missing 48-year-old man recovered from 20-ft well in Devari Chakkitoala, stone tied around neck
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 17 Oct 2026, 07:37 PM
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Ramesh Singh, 48, missing for two days, was retrieved from a 20‑foot deep well in Devari Chakkitoala, with a 20‑kg stone tied around his neck.
The Special Disaster Response Force (SDRF) recovered the body of 48‑year‑old Ramesh Singh on Saturday from a well about 20 feet deep in the Devari Chakkitoala area of Karnpather police jurisdiction, Madhya Pradesh. Singh had been reported missing two days earlier, prompting a local search effort.
Examination of the recovered body revealed a gamcha tied around the neck with a stone weighing roughly 20 kilograms. A single shoe belonging to the missing man was also found near the well entrance, confirming the identity of the deceased.
Police officials said the circumstances of the death are still under investigation, with both homicide and suicide being considered possibilities. Forensic teams have been called in to conduct a detailed autopsy and to gather evidence from the well site.
The incident has drawn the attention of residents in the surrounding villages, who expressed shock at the gruesome discovery and urged swift action from law‑enforcement agencies.
Examination of the recovered body revealed a gamcha tied around the neck with a stone weighing roughly 20 kilograms. A single shoe belonging to the missing man was also found near the well entrance, confirming the identity of the deceased.
Police officials said the circumstances of the death are still under investigation, with both homicide and suicide being considered possibilities. Forensic teams have been called in to conduct a detailed autopsy and to gather evidence from the well site.
The incident has drawn the attention of residents in the surrounding villages, who expressed shock at the gruesome discovery and urged swift action from law‑enforcement agencies.