Kanpur: A 16-year-old Class 9 student and district-level volleyball champion died by suicide at her home in Armapur Estate, Kanpur, on Tuesday night, police said.According to police, the deceased girl, daughter of a defence employee, was found hanging in her room by her younger sister and grandmother, who were at home when the incident occurred. Her parents had gone to the market with their two other children.Family members said the girl had been dancing in her room while music played shortly before the incident. When the music stopped, her sister went to check on her and found the room locked from inside. After receiving no response despite repeatedly calling out, she alerted their grandmother. They pushed the door open and found the girl hanging.Police and a forensic team reached the house and collected evidence. Armapur station house officer Rajendrakant Shukla said the family could not state the reason for the suicide. The body was sent for postmortem.
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