After NEET re-exam, Indore student disappears; found dead in Narmada River

INDORE: A 20-year-old NEET aspirant from Indore, who went missing after appearing for the NEET re-examination, was found dead in the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said.The deceased, identified as Nikki Yadav, was a resident of British Park Phase 2 in Indore. Her body was recovered from the river near Karhi village in Khargone on Monday.According to police, Nikki had travelled to Mhow on June 21 to appear for the NEET re-examination. Later that evening, she contacted her family and informed them that she was in the Bhawarkuan area of Indore and would reach home shortly. However, when she did not return, her family approached the police and reported her missing.Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Addl DCP, Zone 2) Amarendra Singh said, "Father of a girl named Nikki lodged a complaint at Bhawarkua Police Station that his daughter had gone to take a NEET examination at a center in Mhow on June 21. Later in the evening, she also called her family and said that she was at Bhawarkuan Square and would be slightly delayed in reaching home. When she did not return home, her father went to Mhow in search of her and subsequently approached Bhawarkuan Police Station to report the matter.

"Police initially registered a missing person complaint and launched an investigation."During the course of the investigation, it was found that Nikki's body had been recovered from the Narmada River under the jurisdiction of Karhi Police Station in Khargone district. Police are currently collecting all necessary information from the concerned area," Additional DCP Singh said.Investigators said the last location of Nikki's mobile phone was traced to the Barwah area of Khargone district. Preliminary findings suggest that she may not have travelled from Mhow to Indore and instead appears to have headed towards Barwah.Police said the case is being investigated from all possible angles to determine the circumstances surrounding her death.The NEET-UG 2026 re-examination was conducted across India and at 14 international centres on June 21.