Body Of Kota Coaching Student, Missing For 9 Days, Found In Chambal Valley

Rachit Sondhiya, from Madhya Pradesh, was studying at Kota, a coaching hub which draws students from all over India.

The body of a 16-year-old IIT JEE aspirant has been recovered from the Chambal valley in Rajasthan following an intense week-long search, police said Monday. This marks the fifth such student death this year. 

Rachit Sondhiya, from Madhya Pradesh, was studying at Kota, a coaching hub which draws students from all over India.

A search operation led by the State Disaster Response Force sniffer dogs and drones yielded no results until this evening when the teenager's body was spotted in an isolated and inaccessible spot of the Chambal valley.