Mangalore : Akshatha (18), a student of Carstreet Government College who was missing since Saturday was found dead  near the river side at Bolar on September 24, Tuesday evening.  The family came to know that the decomposed body was that of Akshatha only the next day.

Akshatha was a second B.Com student and hailed from Adyar. She had left home on Saturday saying she had to attend special classes, but did not return.

 Her family had later lodged a complaint of missing. It is not yet known if it is a murder or suicide. But, it is learnt she was in friendly terms with a boy named Madan who studied in her college.

Investigations are underway.