KAYAMKULAM: The body of a Class 9 student, who left home following a quarrel at home, was found in a nearby pond. The deceased is Annapoorna (14), the daughter of Krishnapuram native Sandhya. Annapoorna is a student of St Mary's High School, Kayamkulam. Annapoorna was found lying in the Arthichira pond at around 8 am yesterday. Police said that there was no mystery in the incident.

After returning from tuition class on Sunday evening, Annapoorna told her mother that her friends were not talking to her. She later quarreled with her mother after her mother asked her to wash her clothes. After some time, the mother found that Annapoorna had gone missing. Following this, she lodged a complaint with the Kayamkulam police. It was some locals who found Annapoorna's body in the pond yesterday morning.

Sandhya's husband had abandoned her and her daughter some years ago. Although Sandhya later married a person named Rajeev, he died a year ago. Annapoorna used to live with Sandhya's parents. She came to Sandhya's house after school reopened.