BARC scientist’s missing son Naman Dutt found dead in Mumbai

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, Oct 05, 2018 : The Mumbai Police on Thursday found the body of Naman Dutt, 17, who had gone missing from his Vashi home on September 23. Naman, the son of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) scientist Bhaskar Dutt and Chandra Ramamurthy, a psychologist, was found near Elephanta caves. While the postmortem report shows drowning, police suspect suicide.

 

"We would like to share with a heavy heart that our sweetheart NAMAN is no more. Our dreams of seeing him come home and turn into a young man are shattered. Our world has collapsed like a pack of cards. Gratitude for all your tweets and prayers," the family tweeted.

According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, Naman, who stayed in Vashi’s Archana Jyoti Cooperative Housing Society, with his parents, left home at about 10.30 pm. A CCTV footage showed him leaving the society at about 10.30 pm. The parents learnt about his disappearance only at about 1 am, when Naman’s father woke up to drink water and saw that Naman was not in his room.

The husband-wife duo searched the locality for Naman’s whereabouts and registered a missing person complaint at Vashi police station. The family also took to Twitter and social media platforms alike to circulate Naman’s photograph, along with a message that he had gone missing.

Citing a police official, Mirror reported that the family also received a call from a person in Nashik, who said that he had seen the boy, the police did not get any further leads.

According to the report, the police suspect it to be a case of suicide but have not arrived at any conclusion. The family had earlier told the police that Naman was an introvert and was also treated for depression.