Jamshedpur, Feb 16: A third year student of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur has gone mysteriously missing from a hotel in the city. The youth identified as Raja Kumar is a student of Mechanical Engineering stream at NIT Jamshedpur. He originally hails from Samastipur, Bihar and had come to the city to appear in an exam at a centre in Mango.
According to information, the missing youth had come to Jamshedpur to attend GATE exam, but was found missing from 14 February at 12:30 pm from a hotel Hira Lodge. His friends, who were staying along with him in the hotel, kept waiting for his return but in vain. Later on the friends informed his family members.
His brother Mejar Kumar is also a first year student of Electrical Engineering IIT(ISM) Dhanbad. Mejar’s friend Gaurav Anand tweeted to district police and informed them about his disappearance. Soon after the Tweet, the police came into action.
“We have started a probe after receiving a complaint from the family members. During the probe we found that Raja had gone to the market to get his mobile phone recharged but did not return after that. His bag and other belongings are still in the hotel. We have also questioned his friends who were staying at the same hotel,” said an official of Sakchi police station.