Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Two Minors Under Lens After Girl Dies at Mathura Shelter
A 10-year-old girl was found dead in a shelter home in Mathura.
Police say two other girls, both aged 15, may have caused her death.
They allegedly held the younger girl’s head underwater in a bucket.
The incident happened in the bathroom on Friday.
Investigators say CCTV and other evidence linked the two girls to the incident.
The girls allegedly told police they wanted to leave the shelter home.
They believed the home might close after something serious happened there.
The younger girl had been living there because her mother became ill and no one was available to care for her.
A 10-year-old Class 2 student was found dead at a state-run shelter home in Mathura on Friday.
Police allege two 15-year-old residents held the girl’s head underwater in a bathroom bucket.
CCTV footage and other evidence reportedly pointed to the two minors’ involvement.
The girls allegedly confessed and said they wanted to leave the shelter home.
The victim had been moved from a Rampur shelter in June after her mother developed a mental health condition.
- Who
- A 10-year-old Class 2 student died; police are examining the alleged involvement of two 15-year-old shelter residents.
- What
- The two minors allegedly killed their roommate by holding her head underwater in a bathroom bucket.
- When
- The incident occurred on Friday; the victim had been transferred to the Mathura shelter home in June.
- Where
- A state-run shelter home in Mathura, after the victim had previously stayed at one in Rampur.
- Why
- Police say the two minors allegedly wanted to leave the shelter home and believed it would close after such an incident.
- Victim
- 10-year-old Class 2 student
- Suspects
- Two 15-year-old girls staying at the shelter home
- Alleged method
- Holding the victim’s head underwater in a bathroom bucket
- Evidence cited
- CCTV footage and other evidence
- Alleged motive
- The girls reportedly wanted to leave the shelter home
- Previous placement
- The victim was shifted from a Rampur shelter to Mathura in June
- Family circumstances
- Her mother developed a mental health condition, and no one was available at home to care for her