Canary Wharf: Man's body found by divers in missing-person search

Police have found a body in the water at Canary Wharf in the course of the search for a missing man.

Gurashman Singh Bhatia, a student from India who was studying in London, was last seen on CCTV in the South Quay area at around 4.20am on Friday (December 15). He was reported missing at 5.48pm that day.

On Wednesday afternoon (December 20), police divers found the body of a man in the water in South Quay. Although formal identification has not yet taken place, police say the 23-year-old's family has been informed.

Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway, responsible for local policing in Tower Hamlets, said: "This is an extremely tragic outcome and is not the news we were hoping to give to Gurashman’s family and friends. I send them my deepest condolences.

"Gurashman’s death is being treated as unexpected, and while there is nothing to suggest it was suspicious, we will ensure our investigation is as thorough as possible to confirm this.

"Because of this, we are releasing a CCTV image of Gurashman that was taken before his disappearance and would like anyone who may have seen him in the Marsh Wall area on the evening of Thursday December 14 and in the early hours of Friday December 15, to contact us."

Following Gurashman's disappearance, officers carried out enquiries, including viewing CCTV, speaking to witnesses, analysing phone and financial data, and water searches.

Anyone with information about Gurashman’s movements is asked to call 101 quoting the reference CAD5787/15Dec.