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Jaisalmer: Body of 9th-grade hostel student found in tank, family protests
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News18•15-10-2026, 10:40
Jaisalmer: Body of 9th-grade hostel student found in tank, family protests
- •A 9th-grade student named Shravan Singh living in a private school hostel in Dechu was found dead under suspicious circumstances.
- •The student's body was discovered in a water tank at an agricultural farm near the school.
- •Family members and villagers have staged a protest demanding an impartial investigation and action against the culprits, alleging murder.
- •The body has been kept in the mortuary of the Dechu Sub-District Hospital while police investigate the cause of death.
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The body of a 9th-grade private school hostel student named Shravan Singh was found under suspicious circumstances inside a water tank at an agricultural farm near the school in Dechu, Jaisalmer district.
Following the incident, the family members alleged murder, claiming that the student's body was deliberately dumped into the water tank.
Angered by the incident, family members and a large number of villagers from Delasar sat on a protest demanding an impartial investigation and strict action against the culprits while the body was kept in the mortuary of the Dechu Sub-District Hospital.
