Overview

• Patancheru police finalized medico-legal and postmortem examinations on Monday before handing nine-year-old V. Sahasra’s body to her family for final rites.
• Sahasra had tied a scarf to a ceiling fan during a Sunday power outage to fashion a swing, and the spinning blades fatally tightened the scarf when electricity was restored.
• Her six-year-old brother alerted their grandmother after noticing Sahasra’s distress, and neighbours managed to stop the fan but could not save her.
• The tragedy highlights gaps in child supervision when parents are away and the lethal risks of repurposing household fixtures for play.
• Community members are urging authorities and local groups to launch public safety education campaigns on hidden domestic dangers and safe play practices.