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Indian Army’s Missing Lt Col Found in UP Hotel After ATM Trail

Police are retracing his ATM transactions in a bid to determine why he traveled overnight from Sagar to Lalitpur in the same attire.

Acting on the complaint, the police registered a case into the matter and began efforts to search for the army officer

Overview

  • Lt Col Pradeep Kumar Nigam, posted at the Mahar Regiment Centre in Sagar, went missing during his routine morning walk on June 2.
  • Army officials filed a missing person report at Cantt Police Station and police immediately registered a case and launched search efforts.
  • On June 5, authorities traced an ATM transaction that led them to a hotel in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, where Nigam was located in the same clothes he wore when he disappeared.
  • He was found unharmed and promptly reunited with his family following his discovery.
  • Investigators are interviewing his associates and gathering technical evidence to clarify the reasons for his unexpected interstate journey.