Mangaluru : A girl who went missing all of a sudden from her house at Kudroli on October 24, Sunday morning, was found dead in the river near her house in the afternoon.

The deceased girl is Mufeeda (11), daughter of Salam, a resident of Hyderali Road in Kudroli. After the girl went missing there was a frantic search for her.

Later on inspection of a CCTV footage of a nearby shop, it came to light that the girl had walked towards the river, which is about 200 meters away from her house. Later, following a search her body was found.

It is learnt, the girl was slightly mentally retarded.

Bunder Police have registered a case.