9-Year-Old Found Hanged in Kanpur College, Grandmother Missing; Family Alleges Murder

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News18•20-01-2026, 20:09
9-Year-Old Found Hanged in Kanpur College, Grandmother Missing; Family Alleges Murder
- •A 9-year-old girl, Vaishnavi, was found hanged in a room at Baba Baijnath Degree College in Ghatampur, Kanpur, sparking a police investigation.
- •The girl's father, Manjeet, stated Vaishnavi lived with her grandmother, Mamta, on the college premises and was happy during his last visit.
- •Mamta, the grandmother, has been missing since the incident, and her phone is switched off; police are actively searching for her.
- •Family members, including the girl's mother and uncle, allege the grandmother was an alcoholic and suspect foul play, believing it to be murder, not suicide.
- •Police are investigating all angles, forensic teams collected evidence, and the post-mortem report is awaited to determine the cause of death.
Why It Matters: A 9-year-old's suspicious death in Kanpur, with her grandmother missing, points to a potential murder.
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