The body of the missing assistant teacher of the Government Primary School Khara in Beerokhal block, who was deputed on election duty for the second phase of the three-tier panchayat election in the Jaiharikhal block of Pauri district, was discovered about two kms from Jaiharikhal near Palinda village on Sunday.
The assistant teacher Meherban Singh was deputed as first polling officer in Jaiharikhal block and had registered his presence in Jaiharikhal block on June 19.
According to official information, Singh was missing since June 20 and his body was found a couple of days later near Palinda village. The body has been sent to joint hospital Kotdwar for post mortem examination. Singh had been deployed as first polling officer in reserve due to the condition of his health.