On Monday, 30th December, an ongoing search for an Indian girl in Scotland came to an end. The Scottish police recovered the dead body of the 22-year-old girl hailing from Kerala, India from a river in Scotland. The girl had gone missing in the past month and the police had been looking for her since then. However, the search ended as the police found her corpse in the water near Newbridge.
As per the initial reports, the girl belonged to Kerala and was studying at the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. She was last seen on December 6th at Asda supermarket store in Almondvale, Livingston. The police released an official statement in the case and said that while the girl has been found and her family has been informed about the same, her formal identification is pending.
One week on from our initial appeal, officers in are continuing their enquiries to trace Santra Saju, 22, who is missing from the South Gyle area of Edinburgh.https://t.co/dFVyNKsiC0 pic.twitter.com/hWTYo5b7e6
— Police Scotland West Lothian (@PSOSWestLothian) December 23, 2024
The girl has been identified as Santra Saju from Kerala. The police said that they recovered the body over the weekend from the river near Newbridge which is a village near Edinburgh.
“Around 11. 55am on Friday, December 27, 2024, police were made aware of a body found in the water near to Newbridge. Formal identification has still to take place however the family of Santra Saju, 22, has been informed. The death is not believed to be suspicious” Police Scotland said.
Reports suggest that a missing person’s complaint was filed after 6th December based on which the police launched an investigation. She was last seen wearing a black jacket with a fur-lined hood, beige furry earmuffs, and a black facemask. The police also made several inquiries and encouraged the civilians to provide any information about the girl, if any.
“We now know that Santra picked up a black and white shopper-style bag from an address in Burnvale on Friday evening, but she did not have it when she entered the supermarket,” Inspector Alison Lawrie from Corstorphine Police Station said in an appeal statement then.
“The bag is distinctive and someone may remember seeing her carrying it. We are continuing to review CCTV footage and have released images of Santra from the supermarket in the hope that someone recognizes her. Extensive inquiries are being carried out in an effort to trace her,” she added.
The family and the friends of the girl said that her disappearance was out of character and that they were worried about her.