A 20/21-year-old NEET aspirant, Nikki Yadav, from Indore goes missing after appearing for the exam in Mhow, and her body is later found in the Narmada River in the Barwaha/Maheshwar area. Police say she was last reported as contacting her father, Ramanand Yadav, around 8 pm from a bus route, stating her mobile battery had died and that she had reached the Bhanwarkuan intersection and would be home shortly. When she did not return, her family filed a missing person complaint at Bhanwarkuan police station. Authorities use technical inputs to track her phone’s last known location to Barwaha rather than Indore, prompting investigations into her route and movements. Villagers near the Narmada bank spot a floating body around 2 pm, which Karhi police recover and identify as Nikki based on her clothes and appearance. Police initially suspect suicide by drowning/jumping from a bridge, but Nikki’s family rejects this and alleges kidnapping and murder, while demanding a high-level, impartial probe. A post-mortem conducted at Maheshwar Community Health Centre indicates drowning as the preliminary cause, with no visible external injuries or signs of foul play; the final report is awaited as investigators review mobile call detail records and CCTV footage.