Missing Labourer's Body Found in Ballia Pond After 16 Days

• The body of Shivshankar Nat (40), a labourer missing for 16 days, was discovered in a pond near Gaighat-Atradria crossing in Rewati area, Ballia.
• Police received information on Tuesday evening about a body floating in the pond.
• Shivshankar Nat, a resident of Kushhar village, had left home on January 11 for work but never returned.
• His family filed a missing person's report at Sahatwar police station on January 13 after a two-day search.
• The body has been sent for postmortem, and investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of death.

Why It Matters: A missing labourer's body was found in a Ballia pond, prompting a police investigation into his death.