Bantwal  : Imtiyaz(22) son of Abdul Rahiman of  Kambalabettu, Shanthinagar in Vittalmudnur village  who had gone  missing mysteriously since May 7 and was suspected dead by his family, has returned. The family of Imtiyaz had earlier suspected that he might have been killed by the family of the girl with whom he was in love mainly because he had gone missing just two days before her wedding.

The family had lodged a case of missing and meanwhile on June 7 when there were newspaper reports of  police finding a body in the river, they had rushed to the station only to know that the police had cremated the body. They showed the photograph and the family had concluded that it was that of Imtiyaz. It had even brought the matter to the notice of the  district minister Ramanatha Rai who had spoken to the IGP on the issue. Consequently, the SP had suspended  the Vittal SI Madhava  Koodlu on the charges of dereliction of duty.

Now following the request  by Imtiyaz’s family the SI is likely to be reinstated. Imtiyaz has said he had left for Hyderabad as he was deeply disturbed.