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Girl, 11, Niece of RG Kar Case Convict, Found Hanging in Kolkata Home

Police cite a preliminary autopsy indicating antemortem death by hanging.

Overview

  • Relatives returned to find the child’s room locked from inside, forced the door, and discovered her hanging from a wardrobe structure.
  • The girl was rushed to SSKM Hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
  • Alipore police registered a case of unnatural death and are questioning family members and neighbours as part of an active investigation.
  • A police source described indications of partial hanging, and officials say the definitive cause will be established after the full autopsy.
  • The Class 6 student had been living with her aunt after her mother’s earlier suicide, and she was the niece of Sanjay Roy, convicted last year in the RG Kar rape-murder case.