Odisha: Class 10 girl found dead inside school hostel
A Class 10 girl was found dead in the hostel of a government-run residential school at Sikhapali in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said today. The body of Bandana Sardar, aged around 15 years, was spotted with cut injury on her left wrist in the computer room of the hostel last night, Inspector In-Charge of Malkangiri police station S S Tripathi said.
Girl was found in a pool of blood
The matter came to light after the students went to their respective rooms after dinner yesterday and noticed that Bandana was missing, Tripathi said. She was later found in a pool of blood in the computer room following a search. The girl, who belonged to MPV-29 in Kalimela area, was rushed to Malkangiri district headquarters hospital where the doctors declared her brought dead.
Family members allege girl was murdered inside hostel
The body has been sent for post-mortem, Tripathi said, adding a razor had been found at the site where a police team was sent to conduct a thorough examination. "Though it appeared to be a case of suicide, the truth would come out after a thorough probe," police said. The family members of the girl claim that Bandana was murdered inside the hostel.
