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Crime
15-year-old Sunbeam Central School student missing after hostel exit, parents allege murder
✍️ Amar Ujala · Patna
🗓 23 Oct 2026, 10:15 PM
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A 15-year-old eighth‑grader from Sunbeam Central School in Kosuk, Nalanda, disappeared two hours after leaving his hostel, prompting his family to accuse the school management of murder.
Nalanda district authorities are investigating the disappearance of a 15-year-old boy studying in the eighth standard at Sunbeam Central School, Kosuk. The teenager left the school hostel on Tuesday and was reported missing within two hours.
School officials initially suggested the student might have run away, later stating that his body could have been swept away by the nearby Panchane River. However, his parents discovered his clothing along the riverbank and have publicly accused the school management of foul play, demanding a thorough probe.
Local police have registered a missing‑person case and are conducting searches along the river while questioning school staff and other students. The investigation is ongoing, and officials have urged anyone with information to come forward.
School officials initially suggested the student might have run away, later stating that his body could have been swept away by the nearby Panchane River. However, his parents discovered his clothing along the riverbank and have publicly accused the school management of foul play, demanding a thorough probe.
Local police have registered a missing‑person case and are conducting searches along the river while questioning school staff and other students. The investigation is ongoing, and officials have urged anyone with information to come forward.