Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Class 9 Student Found Dead in Dumka, Police Investigate Suspected Murder
A student in Class 9 was found dead near her home in Dumka, Jharkhand.
Her family said she came home from school at about 3 pm.
After lunch, her father asked her to untie a cow in a field.
She did not come back, so her family went looking for her.
They found her body in bushes about 500 metres from home on Friday night.
Police suspect she was raped and murdered.
They have sent her body for a post-mortem and are investigating what happened.
A Class 9 student was found dead in bushes about 500 metres from her home in Dumka, Jharkhand.
Her family found her body on Friday night after she failed to return from untying a cow.
Her parents said she had returned from school around 3 pm and gone to a field after lunch.
Police suspect the girl was raped and murdered, but the investigation is ongoing.
Police sent the body for a post-mortem and launched a detailed investigation.
- Who
- A Class 9 student, her family, and Dumka police.
- What
- The student was found dead; police suspect rape and murder and are investigating.
- When
- Her body was found on Friday night; she had returned from school around 3 pm that day.
- Where
- In bushes near a field, about 500 metres from her home in Dumka, Jharkhand.
- Why
- The circumstances and motive are not yet established; police have launched an investigation.
Police suspicion
What is established
Cause and circumstances of death
Police suspicion
Police suspect the student was raped and murdered.
What is established
The report does not establish the cause or circumstances; the investigation is ongoing and the body was sent for a post-mortem.
- Victim
- Class 9 student
- Location
- Dumka, Jharkhand
- Body found
- In bushes about 500 metres from her home
- Discovery
- Friday night, after the family searched for her
- Police assessment
- Police suspect rape and murder
- Post-mortem
- The body was sent for post-mortem
- Investigation
- Police said a detailed investigation has been launched