# Missing Kerala boy found dead under bridge 2026-08-17T06:21:19+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The body of a 12-year-old boy who went missing from Karunagappally on Saturday was found under the Kothumukku bridge on Monday morning, New Indian Express reports. The boy has been identified as Bilal, son of Noushad and Shemima, a Class VII student of Patanayarkulangara South Government Welfare UP School. Bilal left home on Saturday evening to play football but did not return. His clothes, shoes and bicycle were later found near the boating pavilion at Kanneti Lake, prompting a search in the lake. A scuba team and diving experts from Kollam joined the search led by the Karunagappally Fire and Rescue Services. The body was recovered from under the bridge on Monday morning. Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the boy's death. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Karunagappally, Kerala Police, Kollam Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/missing-kerala-boy-found-dead-under-bridge/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/missing-kerala-boy-found-dead-under-bridge/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/