The dead body of a minor girl was found floating in river water near Bauriakana village in Kakatpur area of the district on Thursday morning.
The girl was a Class-VII student of a school in Bauriakana. She was missing since Wednesday evening.
A missing report had been lodged at the local police station after she did not return to home on Wednesday night.
Locals found her body floating on the shore of the Devi river at the village. On receiving information, police reached the spot and recovered the body. A probe was underway to ascertain reason behind her death.